This is what the Hebrew word Mapakh nefesh (מפח נפש) means.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַפַּח נָפֶשׁ
mapakh nefesh
noun · masculine
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mapakh nefesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תחושה של אכזבה קשה ושל צער על תקווה שנכזבה.
וְעֵינֵי רְשָׁעִים תִּכְלֶינָה וּמָנוֹס אָבַד מִנְּהֶם וְתִקְוָתָם מַפַּח-נָפֶשׁ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mapakh nefesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַפַּח נָפֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- מפח נפש
- Said
- mapakh nefesh
- Gematria
- 558
These words mean the opposite of Mapakh nefesh.
- אופוריה
- שביעות רצון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Mapakh nefesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mapakh nefesh.
What is the opposite of Mapakh nefesh (מפח נפש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Mapakh nefesh (מפח נפש) are אופוריה and שביעות רצון.
Is Mapakh nefesh (מפח נפש) masculine or feminine?
The word Mapakh nefesh (מפח נפש) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מפח נפש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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