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Netzer (נצר) means shoot in Hebrew.

It can also mean offspring, progeny, and scion. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

נֵצֶר
netzer
noun · masculine
In English

shoot, offspring, progeny, scion

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with נ

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Netzer.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    בוטניקההחלק העל־קרקעי של הצמח.
    וְעָמַד מִנֵּצֶר שָׁרָשֶׁיהָ כַּנּוֹ וְיָבֹא אֶל-הַחַיִל וְיָבֹא בְּמָעוֹז מֶלֶךְ הַצָּפוֹן וְעָשָׂה בָהֶם וְהֶחֱזִיק.
  2. 2
    בהשאלהמיוצאי חלציו של אדם.
  3. 3
    שם פרטי

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Netzer is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
נֵצֶר
Written without vowel points
נצר
Said
netzer
Root
נ־צ־ר
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
נְצָרִים
Inflections
ר' נְצָרִים
Gematria
340

This is how Netzer is said in other languages.

English
shoot, offspring, progeny, scion

These words mean nearly the same as Netzer.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Netzer.

  • אב
  • הורה
  • שורש

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Netzer.

The word Netzer is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • סל נצרים

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Netzer comes from the root נ־צ־ר, like these words.

This is where the word Netzer comes from.

מעבר בין המשמעויות ניתן למצוא בפסוק הבא על מעתק ההגאים צ־ט ראו בגזרון של הפועל נָצַר; בשמות פרטיים-אדומיים שהתגלו בכתובות מן אידומיאה שבדרום ישראל מופיעים השמות: קוּסְלְנָצֵר⮀נטִרָא, ובכך ניכר מעתק ההגאים בין עברית לארמית-מלכתית.

These words come before and after Netzer in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Netzer.

What does Netzer (⁨נצר⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Netzer (⁨נצר⁩) means shoot, offspring, and progeny. It is said netzer, with the stress on ne.

What is a synonym for Netzer (⁨נצר⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Netzer (⁨נצר⁩) are ⁨אב⁩, ⁨בן⁩, ⁨גבעול⁩, and ⁨צאצא⁩.

What is the opposite of Netzer (⁨נצר⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Netzer (⁨נצר⁩) are ⁨אב⁩, ⁨הורה⁩, and ⁨שורש⁩.

What rhymes with Netzer (⁨נצר⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Netzer (⁨נצר⁩) include ⁨יצר⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נצר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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