Priest in Hebrew is כומר (kómer).
It can also be said כמר, כוהן, or כהן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
priest
/ˈpɹiːst/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for priest as a noun.
clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson)
- כומרkómermasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- כֹּמֶרכמרkómermasculine
- כּוֹהֵןכוהןkohénmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- כֹּהֵןכהןkohénmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word כומר.
- Written with vowel points
- כומר
- Written without vowel points
- כומר
- Said
- kómer
- Plural
- כְּמָרִים
- Its meanings in English
- priest, priest, minister, pastor, parson, priest of a pagan religion
The Hebrew dictionary's page for כומר, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with priest.
These words come before and after priest in the list.
These are the questions people ask about priest in Hebrew.
How do you say priest in Hebrew?
priest in Hebrew is כומר, said kómer. Its plural is כְּמָרִים.
What are other Hebrew words for priest?
Besides כומר, priest can be said כֹּמֶר (kómer), כּוֹהֵן (kohén), or כֹּהֵן (kohén), depending on the meaning.
Is כומר masculine or feminine?
The word כומר is masculine.
What else does כומר mean in English?
Besides priest, כומר can mean priest, minister, pastor, parson and priest of a pagan religion.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry priest and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.