Dear in Hebrew is יַקִּיר (yakír).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
יַקִּיר
yakír
adjective
In English
dear
/dɪə/ /dɪɹ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for dear as an adjective.
loved; lovable
- יַקִּיריקירyakírIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word יַקִּיר.
- Written with vowel points
- יַקִּיר
- Written without vowel points
- יקיר
- Said
- yakír
- Feminine form
- יַקִּירָה
- Its meanings in English
- dear, dear, beloved
The Hebrew dictionary's page for יקיר, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with dear.
These words come before and after dear in the list.
These are the questions people ask about dear in Hebrew.
How do you say dear in Hebrew?
dear in Hebrew is יַקִּיר, said yakír. Without vowel points it is written יקיר.
What else does יקיר mean in English?
Besides dear, יקיר can mean dear, beloved.
How is dear pronounced in English?
dear is pronounced /dɪə/, /dɪɹ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry dear 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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