Mekhonit tofet (מכונית תופת) means car bomb in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מְכוֹנִית תֹּפֶת
mekhonit tofet
noun · feminine
In English
car bomb
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mekhonit tofet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי רכב שמוסתר בתוכו מטען חבלה גדול וקטלני, ומשמש לביצוע פעולת טרור, התנקשות או לוחמת גרילה.
The word Mekhonit tofet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְכוֹנִית תֹּפֶת
- Written without vowel points
- מכונית תופת
- Said
- mekhonit tofet
- Plural
- מְכוֹנִיוֹת תֹּפֶת
- Inflections
- ר' מְכוֹנִיוֹת תֹּפֶת
- Gematria
- 1,412
This is how Mekhonit tofet is said in other languages.
- English
- car bomb
- Arabic
- سَيَّارة مُفَخَّخَة
- French
- voiture piégée
- German
- Autobombe
These words come before and after Mekhonit tofet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mekhonit tofet.
What does Mekhonit tofet (מכונית תופת) mean in Hebrew?
Mekhonit tofet (מכונית תופת) means car bomb. It is said mekhonit tofet, with the stress on nit.
Is Mekhonit tofet (מכונית תופת) masculine or feminine?
The word Mekhonit tofet (מכונית תופת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מְכוֹנִיוֹת תֹּפֶת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מכונית תפת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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