Ner shemen (נר שמן) means oil lamp in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נֵר שֶׁמֶן
ner shemen
noun · masculine
In English
oil lamp
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ner shemen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי פשוט המשמש לתאורה על ידי שמן או דלק בעירה.
The word Ner shemen is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֵר שֶׁמֶן
- Written without vowel points
- נר שמן
- Said
- ner shemen
- Plural
- נֵרוֹת שֶׁמֶן
- Inflections
- ר' נֵרוֹת שֶׁמֶן
- Gematria
- 640
This is how Ner shemen is said in other languages.
- English
- oil lamp
These words mean nearly the same as Ner shemen.
- מנורת שמן
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These words come before and after Ner shemen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ner shemen.
What does Ner shemen (נר שמן) mean in Hebrew?
Ner shemen (נר שמן) means oil lamp. It is said ner shemen, with the stress on she.
What is a synonym for Ner shemen (נר שמן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ner shemen (נר שמן) are מנורת שמן.
Is Ner shemen (נר שמן) masculine or feminine?
The word Ner shemen (נר שמן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נֵרוֹת שֶׁמֶן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נר שמן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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