Naqub (נָקוּב) means pierced in Hebrew.
It can also mean punctured. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pierced, punctured
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Naqub.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראשיש בו נקב.
זְרַעְתֶּם הַרְבֵּה וְהָבֵא מְעָט אָכוֹל וְאֵין לְשָׂבְעָה שָׁתוֹ וְאֵין לְשָׁכְרָה לָבוֹשׁ וְאֵין לְחֹם לוֹ וְהַמִּשְׂתַּכֵּר מִשְׂתַּכֵּר אֶל צְרוֹר נָקוּב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Naqub is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נָקוּב
- Written without vowel points
- נקוב
- Said
- naqub
- Root
- נ־ק־ב
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- נְקוּבִים
- Feminine form
- נְקוּבָה
- Inflections
- נ' נְקוּבָה, ר' נְקוּבִים, נְקוּבוֹת
- Gematria
- 158
This is how Naqub is said in other languages.
- English
- pierced, punctured
These words mean nearly the same as Naqub.
- מנוקב
- מחוררhole puncher
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Naqub.
The word Naqub is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מחט נקובה
- עציץ נקוב
- צרור נקוב
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These words come before and after Naqub in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Naqub.
What does Naqub (נָקוּב) mean in Hebrew?
Naqub (נָקוּב) means pierced and punctured. It is said naqub, with the stress on qub.
What is a synonym for Naqub (נָקוּב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Naqub (נָקוּב) are מנוקב and מחורר.
What rhymes with Naqub (נָקוּב)?
Words that rhyme with Naqub (נָקוּב) include קלוב and צ'ופ.
Is Naqub (נָקוּב) masculine or feminine?
The word Naqub (נָקוּב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְקוּבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נקוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.