Neshef (נשף) means ball in Hebrew.
It can also mean prom. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ball, prom
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Neshef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שעת חושך מאוחרת.
וַיַּכֵּם דָּוִד מֵהַנֶּשֶׁף וְעַד־הָעֶרֶב לְמָחֳרָתָם, וְלֹא־נִמְלַט מֵהֶם אִישׁ; כִּי אִם־אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אִישׁ־נַעַר, אֲשֶׁר־רָכְבוּ עַל־הַגְּמַלִּים וַיָּנֻסוּ.
- 2מסיבה מפוארת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Neshef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֶשֶׁף
- Written without vowel points
- נשף
- Said
- neshef
- Root
- נ־ש־פ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- נְשָׁפִים
- Inflections
- ר' נְשָׁפִים; ר' נִשְׁפֵּי־
- Gematria
- 430
This is how Neshef is said in other languages.
- English
- ball, prom
These words mean nearly the same as Neshef.
These words rhyme with Neshef.
The word Neshef is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נשף מסכות
- נשף סיום
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The word Neshef comes from the root נ־ש־פ, like these words.
This is where the word Neshef comes from.
(1:) השוו לערבית בהגיית שוף (شوف) בהוראת: מראֶה,ראייה.
These words come before and after Neshef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Neshef.
What does Neshef (נשף) mean in Hebrew?
Neshef (נשף) means ball and prom. It is said neshef, with the stress on ne.
What is a synonym for Neshef (נשף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Neshef (נשף) are לילה.
What rhymes with Neshef (נשף)?
Words that rhyme with Neshef (נשף) include רשף.
Is Neshef (נשף) masculine or feminine?
The word Neshef (נשף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְשָׁפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נשף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.