Anafa (אנפה) means heron in Hebrew.
It can also mean egret and bittern. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
heron, egret, bittern
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Anafa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט ממשפחה של עופות־מים בעל מקור, צוואר, ורגליים ארוכים, וציצית בולטת בראשו.
וְהַחֲסִידָה וְהָאֲנָפָה לְמִינָהּ וְהַדּוּכִיפַת וְהָעֲטַלֵּף
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Anafa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲנָפָה
- Written without vowel points
- אנפה
- Said
- anafa
- Root
- א־נ־פ
- Pattern
- קְטָלָה
- Plural
- אֲנָפוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אֲנָפוֹת
- Gematria
- 136
This is how Anafa is said in other languages.
- English
- heron, egret, bittern
- Russian
- цапля
- French
- héron, aigrette
- Spanish
- garza
These words rhyme with Anafa.
The word Anafa comes from the root א־נ־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Anafa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Anafa.
What does Anafa (אנפה) mean in Hebrew?
Anafa (אנפה) means heron, egret, and bittern. It is said anafa, with the stress on fa.
What rhymes with Anafa (אנפה)?
Words that rhyme with Anafa (אנפה) include שפה, תקופה, תרופה, שרפה, קליפה, and פה.
Is Anafa (אנפה) masculine or feminine?
The word Anafa (אנפה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אֲנָפוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אנפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.