Zar (זָר) means stranger in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
stranger
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Zar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שאינו מקורב נפשית למקום שבו הוא נמצא.
וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי, לְלִדְתִּי, וַתֵּלֶד, גַּם-הָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאת; וַאֲנַחְנוּ יַחְדָּו, אֵין-זָר אִתָּנוּ בַּבַּיִת, זוּלָתִי שְׁתַּיִם-אֲנַחְנוּ, בַּבָּיִת.
- 2אדם שאינו יליד הארץ שבה הוא גר.
נַחֲלָתֵנוּ נֶהֶפְכָה לְזָרִים, בָּתֵּינוּ לְנָכְרִים.
- 3אדם שאינו משתייך למקום שבו הוא שוכן, שאינו קשור לאף אחד מבני הסביבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זָר
- Written without vowel points
- זר
- Said
- zar
- Root
- ז־ו־ר
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- זָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' זָרִים
- Gematria
- 207
This is how Zar is said in other languages.
- English
- stranger
- Arabic
- أَجْنَبِيّ
- French
- étranger
- Spanish
- desconocido
- German
- Fremder
These words mean nearly the same as Zar.
- גר
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These words rhyme with Zar.
The word Zar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יהללך זר ולא פיך
- זר לא יבין זאת
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The word Zar comes from the root ז־ו־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Zar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zar.
What does Zar (זָר) mean in Hebrew?
Zar (זָר) means stranger. It is said zar, with the stress on zar.
What is a synonym for Zar (זָר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zar (זָר) are גר.
What rhymes with Zar (זָר)?
Words that rhyme with Zar (זָר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Zar (זָר) masculine or feminine?
The word Zar (זָר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is זָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.