Meanings
zoar1
Zoar2
alternative Zoara
- biblicalOne of the Pentapolis, the five ancient cities in the Jordan valley.
And Lot lifted vp his eyes, and beheld all the plaine of Iordane, that it was well watered euery where before the Lord destroyed Sodome and Gomorah, euen as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou commest vnto Zoar.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 13:10 - A Moravian ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.First known use 1865
- An unincorporated community in Pike County and Dubois County, Indiana, United States.
- A village in the town of Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A hamlet in the town of Collins, Erie County, New York, United States.
- A village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community in the township of Hamilton, Warren County, Ohio, United States.
- A village in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
zoar · noun
- Biblical Hebrewצֹעַר“insignificance, smallness”
- Englishzoar
From Zoar, mentioned in the Bible as the place where Lot fled with his wife and two daughters to escape death when Yahweh destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, from Biblical Hebrew צֹעַר (tso`ar, “insignificance, smallness”).
More words from Biblical Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Zoar · proper noun
- Biblical Hebrewצֹעַר“insignificance, smallness”
- EnglishZoar
From Biblical Hebrew צֹעַר (tso`ar, “insignificance, smallness”). Mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 19:22, 23, and 30 as the place where Lot fled with his wife and two daughters to escape death, when Yahweh destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Was present in Old English as Segor.
More words from Biblical Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Tsoar, Ségor
- Tsoarancient city
- Ségorancient city
Hindi सोअर
- सोअर (soar)ancient city
Spanish Zóar, Segor
- Zóarancient city
- Segorancient city
Vietnamese Xô-a, Xoa
- Xô-aancient city
- Xoaancient city
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
zoar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoar
“zoar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zoar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoar.
Source: zoar on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.