Ner neshama (נר נשמה) means yahrzeit candle in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נֵר נְשָׁמָה
ner neshama
noun · masculine
In English
yahrzeit candle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ner neshama.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נר שנוהגים להדליק לעילוי נשמתו ולזיכרונו של הנפטר.
The word Ner neshama is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֵר נְשָׁמָה
- Written without vowel points
- נר נשמה
- Said
- ner neshama
- Root
- נ־ו־ר
- Plural
- נֵרוֹת נְשָׁמָה
- Inflections
- ר' נֵרוֹת נְשָׁמָה
- Gematria
- 645
This is how Ner neshama is said in other languages.
- English
- yahrzeit candle
The word Ner neshama comes from the root נ־ו־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ner neshama in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ner neshama.
What does Ner neshama (נר נשמה) mean in Hebrew?
Ner neshama (נר נשמה) means yahrzeit candle. It is said ner neshama, with the stress on ma.
Is Ner neshama (נר נשמה) masculine or feminine?
The word Ner neshama (נר נשמה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נֵרוֹת נְשָׁמָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נר נשמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Keep exploring
English Words in Hebrew
How to say thousands of English words in Hebrew, with vowel points, transliteration, gender, plural and recordings.
Essential Hebrew Phrases
The words you need in your first week.
Hebrew Alphabet
All 22 letters, sounds, forms and numeric values.
Hebrew Keyboard
Type Hebrew with the Israeli layout and vowel points, then copy it.