Nets khalav (נץ חלב) means star-of-Bethlehem in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נֵץ חָלָב
nets khalav
noun · masculine
In English
star-of-Bethlehem
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nets khalav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גאופיט ממשפחת האספרגיים בעל פרחים לבנים גדולים בצורת כוכב.
The word Nets khalav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֵץ חָלָב
- Written without vowel points
- נץ חלב
- Said
- nets khalav
- Root
- נ־צ־צ
- Plural
- נִצֵּי־חָלָב
- Inflections
- ר' נִצֵּי־חָלָב
- Gematria
- 180
This is how Nets khalav is said in other languages.
- English
- star-of-Bethlehem
- Arabic
- لبن الطير
The word Nets khalav comes from the root נ־צ־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Nets khalav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nets khalav.
What does Nets khalav (נץ חלב) mean in Hebrew?
Nets khalav (נץ חלב) means star-of-Bethlehem. It is said nets khalav, with the stress on nets.
Is Nets khalav (נץ חלב) masculine or feminine?
The word Nets khalav (נץ חלב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נִצֵּי־חָלָב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נץ חלב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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