Neft (נפט) means petroleum in Hebrew.
It can also mean crude oil, naphta, and kerosene. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
petroleum, crude oil, naphta, kerosene
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Neft.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"למינרל נוזלי בצבע חום עד שחור, תערובת דליקה של פחמימנים המופקת ממאגרים באדמה; חומר גלם להפקת דלקים נוזלים, גזים ומוצקים.
- 2אחד מתזקיקי הנפט (1). נוזל שקוף בעל ריח אופיני; משמש כדלק לבישול, לחימום, למנועים, למאור וגם כממס.
The word Neft is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֵפְט
- Written without vowel points
- נפט
- Said
- neft
- Gematria
- 139
This is how Neft is said in other languages.
- English
- petroleum, crude oil, naphta, kerosene
These words mean nearly the same as Neft.
- הזהב השחור
- קרוסין
- שמן אדמה
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These words come before and after Neft in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Neft.
What does Neft (נפט) mean in Hebrew?
Neft (נפט) means petroleum, crude oil, and naphta. It is said neft, with the stress on neft.
What is a synonym for Neft (נפט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Neft (נפט) are הזהב השחור, קרוסין, and שמן אדמה.
Is Neft (נפט) masculine or feminine?
The word Neft (נפט) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נפט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.