Nes (נֵס) means island in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נֵס
nes
noun · masculine
In English
island
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nes.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לא בשימושאי, יבשה המוקפת ים מכל עבריה.
The word Nes is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֵס
- Written without vowel points
- נס
- Said
- nes
- Plural
- נִסִּים או נִסִּין
- Inflections
- ר' נִסִּים או נִסִּין
- Gematria
- 110
This is how Nes is said in other languages.
- English
- island
- Russian
- о́стров
- French
- île
- German
- Insel
These words rhyme with Nes.
These words come before and after Nes in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nes.
What does Nes (נֵס) mean in Hebrew?
Nes (נֵס) means island. It is said nes, with the stress on nes.
What rhymes with Nes (נֵס)?
Words that rhyme with Nes (נֵס) include פרדס, ממס, אינטרס, מהנדס, כס, and גוסס.
Is Nes (נֵס) masculine or feminine?
The word Nes (נֵס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נִסִּים או נִסִּין.
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.
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