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Bury in Hebrew is קָבַר (kavár).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

קָבַר
kavár
verb
In English

bury

/ˈbɛɹi/ /ˈbeɹ.i/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for bury as a verb.

to inter a corpse in a grave or tomb

  • קָבַרקברkavár

This is more about the Hebrew word קָבַר.

Written with vowel points
קָבַר
Written without vowel points
קבר
Said
kavár
Its meanings in English
bury, to bury, to inter

These words come before and after bury in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨bury⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨bury⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨bury⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨קָבַר⁩, said kavár. Without vowel points it is written ⁨קבר⁩.

What else does ⁨קבר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨bury⁩, ⁨קבר⁩ can mean ⁨to bury, to inter⁩.

How is ⁨bury⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨bury⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈbɛɹi/, /ˈbeɹ.i/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry bury and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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