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Nekhira (נחירה) means snore in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

נְחִירָה
nekhira
noun · feminine
In English

snore

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with נ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Nekhira.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    השמעת קול רם בפעולת הנשימה בעקבות היצרות ורטיטת דרכי האוויר בלוע ובגרון. בדר"כ בזמן השֵׁנָה.

The word Nekhira is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
נְחִירָה
Written without vowel points
נחירה
Said
nekhira
Pattern
קְטִילָה
Plural
נְחִירוֹת
Inflections
ר' נְחִירוֹת
Gematria
273

This is how Nekhira is said in other languages.

English
snore
French
ronfler
Spanish
roncar
German
schnarchen

These words rhyme with Nekhira.

These words come before and after Nekhira in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Nekhira.

What does Nekhira (⁨נחירה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Nekhira (⁨נחירה⁩) means snore. It is said nekhira, with the stress on ra.

What rhymes with Nekhira (⁨נחירה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Nekhira (⁨נחירה⁩) include ⁨צורה⁩, ⁨תורה⁩, ⁨מטרה⁩, ⁨חברה⁩, ⁨יצירה⁩, and ⁨סירה⁩.

Is Nekhira (⁨נחירה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Nekhira (⁨נחירה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨נְחִירוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחירה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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