Niftar (נפטר) means deceased in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
deceased
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Niftar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם מת.
The word Niftar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נִפְטָר
- Written without vowel points
- נפטר
- Said
- niftar
- Root
- פ־ט־ר
- Pattern
- נִקְטָל
- Plural
- נִפְטָרִים
- Feminine form
- נִפְטֶרֶת
- Inflections
- נִפְטַר־; נ' נִפְטֶרֶת; ר' נִפְטָרִים, נִפְטְרֵי־; נ"ר נִפְטָרוֹת
- Gematria
- 339
This is how Niftar is said in other languages.
- English
- deceased
These words mean nearly the same as Niftar.
- מת
- מנוח
- בר מינןdeceased
- נספה
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These words rhyme with Niftar.
The word Niftar comes from the root פ־ט־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Niftar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Niftar.
What does Niftar (נפטר) mean in Hebrew?
Niftar (נפטר) means deceased. It is said niftar, with the stress on tar.
What is a synonym for Niftar (נפטר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Niftar (נפטר) are מת, מנוח, בר מינן, and נספה.
What rhymes with Niftar (נפטר)?
Words that rhyme with Niftar (נפטר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Niftar (נפטר) masculine or feminine?
The word Niftar (נפטר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נִפְטָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נפטר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.