Avak srefah (אבק שריפה) means black powder in Hebrew.
It can also mean gunpowder. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
black powder, gunpowder
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Avak srefah.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תערובת של גופרית, פחם ואשלגן חנקתי בצורת אבקה או גרגרים דקים, המשמשת כחומר נפץ בכלי ירי ובאמצעי פירוטכניקה שונים.
The word Avak srefah is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲבָק שְׂרֵפָה
- Written without vowel points
- אבק שריפה
- Said
- avak srefah
- Gematria
- 698
This is how Avak srefah is said in other languages.
- English
- black powder, gunpowder
- Arabic
- بَارُود
- Russian
- по́рох, чёрный по́рох
- French
- poudre à canon, poudre
- German
- Schießpulver, Schwarzpulver
- Yiddish
- פולווער
These words mean nearly the same as Avak srefah.
- אבק שרפה שחור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Avak srefah is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אבק שריפה חסר עשן
- מחסן אבק שריפה
- צפחת אבק שריפה
- קרן אבק שריפה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Avak srefah in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Avak srefah.
What does Avak srefah (אבק שריפה) mean in Hebrew?
Avak srefah (אבק שריפה) means black powder and gunpowder. It is said avak srefah, with the stress on vak.
What is a synonym for Avak srefah (אבק שריפה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Avak srefah (אבק שריפה) are אבק שרפה שחור.
Is Avak srefah (אבק שריפה) masculine or feminine?
The word Avak srefah (אבק שריפה) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אבק שרפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.