Nekhir (נחיר) means nostril in Hebrew.
It can also mean nozzle, jet, and orifice. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
nostril, nozzle, jet, orifice
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Nekhir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחת משתי התעלות באף, מהנקודה שבה הן מתפצלות לכיוון הפתח החיצוני.
מִנְּחִירָיו יֵצֵא עָשָׁן כְּדוּד נָפוּחַ וְאַגְמֹן.
- 2מערות צרות וארוכות. חורים שבסלעי ההרים.
- 3בהשאלהרכיב מכני-הידראולי, המשפיע על זרימת נוזל באמצעות הצרת מעברו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nekhir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְחִיר
- Written without vowel points
- נחיר
- Said
- nekhir
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- נְחִירִים
- Inflections
- זוגי נְחִירַיִם, ר' נְחִירִים
- Gematria
- 268
This is how Nekhir is said in other languages.
- English
- nostril, nozzle, jet, orifice
- Arabic
- منخر
- Russian
- ноздря
- Spanish
- narina
- German
- Nasenloch, Düse
These words rhyme with Nekhir.
The word Nekhir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נחיר חנוק
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These words come before and after Nekhir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nekhir.
What does Nekhir (נחיר) mean in Hebrew?
Nekhir (נחיר) means nostril, nozzle, and jet. It is said nekhir, with the stress on khir.
What rhymes with Nekhir (נחיר)?
Words that rhyme with Nekhir (נחיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Nekhir (נחיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Nekhir (נחיר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְחִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.