Nesher (נשר) means griffon vulture in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
griffon vulture
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nesher.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עוף דורס ממשפחת הנציים, המאופיין בראשו ובצווארו חסרי הנוצות, ובתזונתו מפגרי בעלי חיים.
וְאֶת-אֵלֶּה תְּשַׁקְּצוּ מִן-הָעוֹף לֹא יֵאָכְלוּ שֶׁקֶץ הֵם אֶת-הַנֶּשֶׁר וְאֶת-הַפֶּרֶס וְאֵת הָעָזְנִיָּה.
- 2סלנג, אדם המרוויח מסבלם של אחרים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nesher is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֶשֶׁר
- Written without vowel points
- נשר
- Said
- nesher
- Root
- נ־ש־ר
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- נְשָׁרִים
- Inflections
- ר' נְשָׁרִים; נֶשֶׁר־, ר' נִשְׁרֵי־
- Gematria
- 550
This is how Nesher is said in other languages.
- English
- griffon vulture
- Arabic
- نسر
- Russian
- стервятник, орёл
- French
- vautour
- Spanish
- buitre, gallinazo,guala
- German
- Geier
- Yiddish
- אָדלער
These words mean nearly the same as Nesher.
- מלך העופות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nesher.
The word Nesher is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הנשר הגדול
- מנשרים קלו מאריות גברו
- על כנפי נשרים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Nesher comes from the root נ־ש־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Nesher in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nesher.
What does Nesher (נשר) mean in Hebrew?
Nesher (נשר) means griffon vulture. It is said nesher, with the stress on ne.
What is a synonym for Nesher (נשר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nesher (נשר) are מלך העופות.
What rhymes with Nesher (נשר)?
Words that rhyme with Nesher (נשר) include קשר, גשר, פשר, and תשר.
Is Nesher (נשר) masculine or feminine?
The word Nesher (נשר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְשָׁרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נשר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.