Nifla (נפלא) means wonderful in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wonderful
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nifla.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בהשאלהנֶהֱדָר, מְשֻׁבָּח, מַדְהִים, שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ מִן הַפֶּלֶא.
נִפְלָאִים מַעֲשֶׂיךָ; וְנַפְשִׁי יֹדַעַת מְאֹד
- 2סתום וקשה להבנה.
כִּי הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם; לֹא נִפְלֵאת הִיא מִמְּךָ וְלֹא רְחֹקָה הִיא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nifla is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נִפְלָא
- Written without vowel points
- נפלא
- Said
- nifla
- Root
- פ־ל־א
- Pattern
- נִקְטָל
- Plural
- נִפְלָאִים
- Feminine form
- נִפְלָאָה או נִפְלֵאת
- Inflections
- ר' נִפְלָאִים; נ' נִפְלָאָה או נִפְלֵאת, נ"ר נִפְלָאוֹת
- Gematria
- 161
This is how Nifla is said in other languages.
- English
- wonderful
These words mean nearly the same as Nifla.
- מופלאwondrous
- מקסים
- נאדר
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These words mean the opposite of Nifla.
- מבעית
- מדכא
- נורא
- פשוטeasy
- ברור
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These words rhyme with Nifla.
The word Nifla comes from the root פ־ל־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Nifla in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nifla.
What does Nifla (נפלא) mean in Hebrew?
Nifla (נפלא) means wonderful. It is said nifla, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Nifla (נפלא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nifla (נפלא) are מופלא, מקסים, and נאדר.
What is the opposite of Nifla (נפלא)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nifla (נפלא) are מבעית, מדכא, נורא, פשוט, and ברור.
What rhymes with Nifla (נפלא)?
Words that rhyme with Nifla (נפלא) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נפלא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.