Meneket (מינקת) means nurse in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מֵינֶקֶת
meneket
noun · feminine
In English
nurse
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Meneket.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אשה שתפקידה לחלוץ שד בעבור ילדיה של אחרת.
וַיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֶת־רִבְקָה אֲחֹתָם וְאֶת־מֵנִקְתָּהּ; וְאֶת־עֶבֶד אַבְרָהָם וְאֶת־אֲנָשָׁיו.
- 2נקבה בתקופה הסמוכה ללידה וגופה מייצר חלב
גְּמַלִּים מֵינִיקוֹת וּבְנֵיהֶם, שְׁלֹשִׁים; פָּרוֹת אַרְבָּעִים וּפָרִים עֲשָׂרָה, אֲתֹנֹת עֶשְׂרִים וַעְיָרִם עֲשָׂרָה.
- 3[י"ג מֵינִיקִית] קנה חלול ששואבים בו משקה במציצה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Meneket is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מֵינֶקֶת
- Written without vowel points
- מינקת
- Said
- meneket
- Root
- י־נ־ק
- Pattern
- מַקְטֶלֶת
- Plural
- מֵנִיקוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מֵנִיקוֹת
- Gematria
- 600
This is how Meneket is said in other languages.
- English
- nurse
- Arabic
- داية
- Russian
- кормилица
- French
- nourrice
- Spanish
- nodriza
- German
- Amme
- Yiddish
- מאַמקע
These words rhyme with Meneket.
The word Meneket comes from the root י־נ־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Meneket in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Meneket.
What does Meneket (מינקת) mean in Hebrew?
Meneket (מינקת) means nurse. It is said meneket, with the stress on ne.
What rhymes with Meneket (מינקת)?
Words that rhyme with Meneket (מינקת) include דלקת, שקט, צלקת, יונקת, ברקת, and בצקת.
Is Meneket (מינקת) masculine or feminine?
The word Meneket (מינקת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מֵנִיקוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מינקת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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