Nes (נס) means mast in Hebrew.
It can also mean pole, sail, standard, pennant, and pendant. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mast, pole, sail, standard
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Nes.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלונס גבוה, תורן; תורן בספינה.
וַיֹּאמֶר ה' אֶל מֹשֶׁה עֲשֵׂה לְךָ שָׂרָף וְשִׂים אֹתוֹ עַל נֵס וְהָיָה כָּל הַנָּשׁוּךְ וְרָאָה אֹתוֹ וָחָי.
- 2מִפְרָשׁהּ של ספינה.
נִטְּשׁוּ חֲבָלָיִךְ בַּל יְחַזְּקוּ כֵן תָּרְנָם בַּל פָּרְשׂוּ נֵס.
- 3לשון המקראדגל; עיטור או קישוט סמלי יחודי, הנישא על מוט גבוה ומשמש לזיהוי וייצוג שייכות עם ישות מדינית, ארגונית או יחידה צבאית כלשהי.
נָתַתָּה לִּירֵאֶיךָ נֵּס לְהִתְנוֹסֵס מִפְּנֵי קֹשֶׁט סֶלָה.
- 4ימאותדגל משולש צר וארוך המשמש לאיתות (ימי, לרוב) או לציון מיוחד.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nes is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֵס
- Written without vowel points
- נס
- Said
- nes
- Root
- נ־ס־ס
- Plural
- נִסִּים
- Feminine form
- נִסוֹ
- Inflections
- ר' נִסִּים; נ' נִסוֹ, נִסָיו
- Gematria
- 110
This is how Nes is said in other languages.
- English
- mast, pole, sail, standard, pennant, pendant
These words mean nearly the same as Nes.
- מפרשsail
- דגל
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These words rhyme with Nes.
The word Nes is part of these phrases and sayings.
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These words come before and after Nes in the dictionary.
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What does Nes (נס) mean in Hebrew?
Nes (נס) means mast, pole, and sail. It is said nes, with the stress on nes.
What is a synonym for Nes (נס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nes (נס) are מפרש and דגל.
What rhymes with Nes (נס)?
Words that rhyme with Nes (נס) include פרדס, ממס, אינטרס, מהנדס, כס, and גוסס.
Is Nes (נס) masculine or feminine?
The word Nes (נס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נִסִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.