Negif (נגיף) means virus in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
virus
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Negif.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ביולוגיהגופיף טפילי זעיר הכולל מטען של חומר גנטי (DNA או RNA) במעטפת חלבונית ולעתים גם ליפידית, המתאפיין באופן התפשטות פולשני דרך חדירה לתאים חיים והשתלטות על מנגנוני השעתוק הגנטי שבהם לצורך התרבותו.
- 2על פי המילים המקראיות נגף ומגיפה, פירושה של המילה "נָגַף" בעברית הוא הכה או פָּגַע. מכאן המילה "נגיף", שפוגע באמצעות העברת מחלות.
The word Negif is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְגִיף
- Written without vowel points
- נגיף
- Said
- negif
- Root
- נ־ג־פ
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- נְגִיפִים
- Inflections
- ר' נְגִיפִים; נְגִיף־; ר' נְגִיפֵי־
- Gematria
- 143
This is how Negif is said in other languages.
- English
- virus
- Arabic
- فيروس
- Russian
- вирус
- French
- virus
- Spanish
- virus
- German
- virus
These words mean nearly the same as Negif.
These words rhyme with Negif.
The word Negif is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נגיף אלים
- נגיף מוחלש
- נגיף רדום
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The word Negif comes from the root נ־ג־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Negif in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Negif.
What does Negif (נגיף) mean in Hebrew?
Negif (נגיף) means virus. It is said negif, with the stress on gif.
What is a synonym for Negif (נגיף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Negif (נגיף) are וירוס.
What rhymes with Negif (נגיף)?
Words that rhyme with Negif (נגיף) include חריף, רציף, סעיף, חטיף, צריף, and תקיף.
Is Negif (נגיף) masculine or feminine?
The word Negif (נגיף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְגִיפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נגיף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.