Naor (נאור) means enlightened in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
enlightened
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Naor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שמחזיק בדעות שנחשבות מתקדמות, ונוהג בדרכיו על פי השכל.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
The word Naor is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נָאוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- נאור
- Said
- naor
- Root
- א־ו־ר
- Pattern
- נִקְטָל
- Plural
- נְאוֹרִים
- Feminine form
- נְאוֹרָה
- Inflections
- נ' נְאוֹרָה, ר' נְאוֹרִים, נ"ר נְאוֹרוֹת
- Gematria
- 257
This is how Naor is said in other languages.
- English
- enlightened
- Arabic
- مُثَقَّف
These words mean nearly the same as Naor.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Naor.
- חשוך
- בער
- בור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Naor.
The word Naor comes from the root א־ו־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Naor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Naor.
What does Naor (נאור) mean in Hebrew?
Naor (נאור) means enlightened. It is said naor, with the stress on or.
What is a synonym for Naor (נאור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Naor (נאור) are משכיל, מתקדם, and בן תרבות.
What is the opposite of Naor (נאור)?
Words that mean the opposite of Naor (נאור) are חשוך, בער, and בור.
What rhymes with Naor (נאור)?
Words that rhyme with Naor (נאור) include אור, עור, צינור, מקור, אזור, and בור.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נאור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.