Nafa (נפה) means winnow in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
winnow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nafa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראכעין קערה שטוחה המשמשת להנפת הגרעינים כך שהם נשפכים ברוח המרחיקה את המוץ מן הבר.
וְרוּחוֹ כְּנַחַל שׁוֹטֵף עַד-צַוָּאר יֶחֱצֶה לַהֲנָפָה גוֹיִם בְּנָפַת שָׁוְא וְרֶסֶן מַתְעֶה עַל לְחָיֵי עַמִּים.
- 2כלי בעל חורים קטנים וצפופים המשמש לסינון ולהפרדה לפי גודל הגרגרים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nafa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נָפָה
- Written without vowel points
- נפה
- Said
- nafa
- Root
- נ־ו־פ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- נָפוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' נָפוֹת
- Gematria
- 135
This is how Nafa is said in other languages.
- English
- winnow
These words mean nearly the same as Nafa.
- כברה
- מסננת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nafa.
The word Nafa is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נפה ריבועית
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Nafa comes from the root נ־ו־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Nafa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nafa.
What does Nafa (נפה) mean in Hebrew?
Nafa (נפה) means winnow. It is said nafa, with the stress on fa.
What is a synonym for Nafa (נפה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nafa (נפה) are כברה and מסננת.
What rhymes with Nafa (נפה)?
Words that rhyme with Nafa (נפה) include שפה, תקופה, תרופה, שרפה, קליפה, and פה.
Is Nafa (נפה) masculine or feminine?
The word Nafa (נפה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is נָפוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.