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Lashon nofel al lashon (לשון נופל על לשון) means pun in Hebrew.

It can also mean wordplay. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

לָשׁוֹן נוֹפֵל עַל לָשׁוֹן
lashon nofel al lashon
noun · masculine
In English

pun, wordplay

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ל

The dictionary gives one meaning for Lashon nofel al lashon.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    חידוד לשוני המסתמך על דמיון בהגיית המילים כדי ליצור דו משמעות.

The word Lashon nofel al lashon is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
לָשׁוֹן נוֹפֵל עַל לָשׁוֹן
Written without vowel points
לשון נופל על לשון
Said
lashon nofel al lashon
Root
ל־ש־נ
Gematria
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This is how Lashon nofel al lashon is said in other languages.

English
pun, wordplay
Russian
каламбур
French
calembour
German
wortspiel

These words mean nearly the same as Lashon nofel al lashon.

  • אטימולוגיה עממית
  • משחק מילים
  • קלמבור

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The word Lashon nofel al lashon comes from the root ל־ש־נ, like these words.

These words come before and after Lashon nofel al lashon in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Lashon nofel al lashon.

What does Lashon nofel al lashon (⁨לשון נופל על לשון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Lashon nofel al lashon (⁨לשון נופל על לשון⁩) means pun and wordplay. It is said lashon nofel al lashon, with the stress on shon.

What is a synonym for Lashon nofel al lashon (⁨לשון נופל על לשון⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Lashon nofel al lashon (⁨לשון נופל על לשון⁩) are ⁨אטימולוגיה עממית⁩, ⁨משחק מילים⁩, and ⁨קלמבור⁩.

Is Lashon nofel al lashon (⁨לשון נופל על לשון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Lashon nofel al lashon (⁨לשון נופל על לשון⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לשון נופל על לשון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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