Neshel (נשל) means slough in Hebrew.
It can also mean molt. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נֶשֶׁל
neshel
noun · masculine
In English
slough, molt
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Neshel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שכבת עור ישנה שנותרה מאחור, לאחר שהחליפוה בחדשה.
The word Neshel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֶשֶׁל
- Written without vowel points
- נשל
- Said
- neshel
- Root
- נ־ש־ל
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- נְשָׁלִים
- Inflections
- ר' נְשָׁלִים, נִשְׁלֵי־
- Gematria
- 380
This is how Neshel is said in other languages.
- English
- slough, molt
These words rhyme with Neshel.
These words come before and after Neshel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Neshel.
What does Neshel (נשל) mean in Hebrew?
Neshel (נשל) means slough and molt. It is said neshel, with the stress on ne.
What rhymes with Neshel (נשל)?
Words that rhyme with Neshel (נשל) include כשל and אשל.
Is Neshel (נשל) masculine or feminine?
The word Neshel (נשל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְשָׁלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נשל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.