Ne'oret (נעורת) means oakum in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
oakum
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Ne'oret.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1האניצים הנפרדים מגבעול הפשתן כאשר מנפצים או מנערים אותו.
...וַיְנַתֵּק אֶת־הַיְתָרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר יִנָּתֵק פְּתִיל־הַנְּעֹרֶת בַּהֲרִיחוֹ אֵשׁ וְלֹא נוֹדַע כֹּחוֹ.
- 2ימאותסיבי פשתן או קנבוס ספוגים בעטרן לאטימת הסדקים בין לוחות הגוף והסיפון של ספינות וסירות עץ.
- 3מן נ-ע-ר, נִעֵר - טלטל, נענע.
- 4על יסוד הביטוי "נעורת של פשתן" בלשון חז"ל (שבת כ ב; שבת מט א; ועוד).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ne'oret is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְעֹרֶת
- Written without vowel points
- נעורת
- Said
- ne'oret
- Root
- נ־ע־ר
- Pattern
- קְטֹלֶת
- Plural
- נְעוֹרֹות
- Inflections
- ר' נְעוֹרֹות; נְעֹרֶת־, ר' נְעוֹרֹות־
- Gematria
- 726
This is how Ne'oret is said in other languages.
- English
- oakum
- French
- étoupe
- German
- Werg
These words mean nearly the same as Ne'oret.
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These words rhyme with Ne'oret.
The word Ne'oret comes from the root נ־ע־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ne'oret in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ne'oret.
What does Ne'oret (נעורת) mean in Hebrew?
Ne'oret (נעורת) means oakum. It is said ne'oret, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for Ne'oret (נעורת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ne'oret (נעורת) are קנפט, צמר פשתן, and חשש.
What rhymes with Ne'oret (נעורת)?
Words that rhyme with Ne'oret (נעורת) include תקשורת, ביקורת, קטורת, מעבורת, משכורת, and מכמרת.
Is Ne'oret (נעורת) masculine or feminine?
The word Ne'oret (נעורת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is נְעוֹרֹות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נערת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.