Nakar (נַקָּר) means woodpecker in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נַקָּר
nakar
noun · masculine
In English
woodpecker
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nakar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט ממשפחה של עופות המקישים במקורם על גזעי העצים לקינון, לתור אחר מזונם, וכיו"ב.
The word Nakar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נַקָּר
- Written without vowel points
- נקב
- Said
- nakar
- Root
- נ־ק־ר
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- נַקָּרִים
- Inflections
- ר' נַקָּרִים, נַקָּרֵי־
- Gematria
- 152
This is how Nakar is said in other languages.
- English
- woodpecker
These words rhyme with Nakar.
The word Nakar comes from the root נ־ק־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Nakar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nakar.
What does Nakar (נַקָּר) mean in Hebrew?
Nakar (נַקָּר) means woodpecker. It is said nakar, with the stress on kar.
What rhymes with Nakar (נַקָּר)?
Words that rhyme with Nakar (נַקָּר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Nakar (נַקָּר) masculine or feminine?
The word Nakar (נַקָּר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נַקָּרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נקר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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