Kelev nechiya (כלב נחייה) means seeing-eye dog in Hebrew.
It can also mean guide dog. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כֶּלֶב נְחִיָּה
kelev nechiya
noun · masculine
In English
seeing-eye dog, guide dog
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kelev nechiya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלב המסייע לעיוורים להתמצא בהליכתם בדרך.
The word Kelev nechiya is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֶּלֶב נְחִיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- כלב נחייה
- Said
- kelev nechiya
- Plural
- כַּלְבֵי־נְחִיָּה
- Inflections
- ר' כַּלְבֵי־נְחִיָּה
- Gematria
- 135
This is how Kelev nechiya is said in other languages.
- English
- seeing-eye dog, guide dog
- Arabic
- كَلْب دَليل
- French
- chien d'aveugle, chien guide d'aveugle
- German
- Blindenhund
These words come before and after Kelev nechiya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kelev nechiya.
What does Kelev nechiya (כלב נחייה) mean in Hebrew?
Kelev nechiya (כלב נחייה) means seeing-eye dog and guide dog. It is said kelev nechiya, with the stress on ke.
Is Kelev nechiya (כלב נחייה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kelev nechiya (כלב נחייה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּלְבֵי־נְחִיָּה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כלב נחיה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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