Ner shabat (נר שבת) means Sabbath candle in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נֵר שַׁבָּת
ner shabat
noun · masculine
In English
Sabbath candle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ner shabat.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נר המודלק עם כניסת השבת.
The word Ner shabat is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֵר שַׁבָּת
- Written without vowel points
- נר שבת
- Said
- ner shabat
- Plural
- נֵרוֹת־שַׁבָּת
- Inflections
- ר' נֵרוֹת־שַׁבָּת
- Gematria
- 952
This is how Ner shabat is said in other languages.
- English
- Sabbath candle
- Arabic
- شمعة السبت
These words come before and after Ner shabat in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ner shabat.
What does Ner shabat (נר שבת) mean in Hebrew?
Ner shabat (נר שבת) means Sabbath candle. It is said ner shabat, with the stress on bat.
Is Ner shabat (נר שבת) masculine or feminine?
The word Ner shabat (נר שבת) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נֵרוֹת־שַׁבָּת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נר שבת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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