Na'ar avak srefa (נער אבק שריפה) means powder boy in Hebrew.
It can also mean powder monkey. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
powder boy, powder monkey
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Na'ar avak srefa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבאוניות מפרשים מלחמתיות: איש צוות תותח, נער לפי גילו, שהביא בריצה בשעת קרב את תחמישי אבק השריפה ממחסן התחמושת בבטן האונייה אל התותח בסיפון התותחים.
The word Na'ar avak srefa is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נַעַר אֲבַק שְׂרֵפָה
- Written without vowel points
- נער אבק שריפה
- Said
- na'ar avak srefa
- Plural
- נַעֲרֵי אֲבַק שְׂרֵפָה
- Inflections
- ר' נַעֲרֵי אֲבַק שְׂרֵפָה
- Gematria
- 1,018
This is how Na'ar avak srefa is said in other languages.
- English
- powder boy, powder monkey
- Spanish
- chico de la pólvora
- German
- Pulveraffe
These words mean nearly the same as Na'ar avak srefa.
These words come before and after Na'ar avak srefa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Na'ar avak srefa.
What does Na'ar avak srefa (נער אבק שריפה) mean in Hebrew?
Na'ar avak srefa (נער אבק שריפה) means powder boy and powder monkey. It is said na'ar avak srefa, with the stress on na'.
What is a synonym for Na'ar avak srefa (נער אבק שריפה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Na'ar avak srefa (נער אבק שריפה) are נושא אבק שריפה.
Is Na'ar avak srefa (נער אבק שריפה) masculine or feminine?
The word Na'ar avak srefa (נער אבק שריפה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נַעֲרֵי אֲבַק שְׂרֵפָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נער אבק שרפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.