Nakhra (נחרה) means snort in Hebrew.
It can also mean snore. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נַחְרָה
nakhra
noun · feminine
In English
snort, snore
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nakhra.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קול הנוצר בנשיפה בחזקה בנחירים.
מִדָּן נִשְׁמַע נַחְרַת סוּסָיו מִקּוֹל מִצְהֲלוֹת אַבִּירָיו רָעֲשָׁה כָּל הָאָרֶץ.
- 2קול הנוצר ברטיטת מעברי האויר העליונים, בעקר החך הרך והענבל (2), בעת נשיפה או שאיפת אויר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nakhra is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נַחְרָה
- Written without vowel points
- נחרה
- Said
- nakhra
- Root
- נ־ח־ר
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- : נְחָרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר': נְחָרוֹת; נ"י: נַחְרַת־, נ"ר: נַחְרוֹת־
- Gematria
- 263
This is how Nakhra is said in other languages.
- English
- snort, snore
These words rhyme with Nakhra.
The word Nakhra comes from the root נ־ח־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Nakhra in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nakhra.
What does Nakhra (נחרה) mean in Hebrew?
Nakhra (נחרה) means snort and snore. It is said nakhra, with the stress on ra.
What rhymes with Nakhra (נחרה)?
Words that rhyme with Nakhra (נחרה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
Is Nakhra (נחרה) masculine or feminine?
The word Nakhra (נחרה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is : נְחָרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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