Niqub (נקוב) means punch in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נִקּוּב
niqub
noun · masculine
In English
punch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Niqub.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חור.
- 2בהשאלהמימוש של יחידת שירות אחת מתוך סך היחידות שהלקוח שילם עליהן מראש, לרוב בהקשר של תשלום על נסיעה.
The word Niqub is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נִקּוּב
- Written without vowel points
- נקוב
- Said
- niqub
- Root
- נ־ק־ב
- Pattern
- קִטוּל
- Plural
- נִקּוּבִים
- Inflections
- ר' נִקּוּבִים
- Gematria
- 158
This is how Niqub is said in other languages.
- English
- punch
These words rhyme with Niqub.
The word Niqub is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כרטיס ניקוב
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These words come before and after Niqub in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Niqub.
What does Niqub (נקוב) mean in Hebrew?
Niqub (נקוב) means punch. It is said niqub, with the stress on qub.
What rhymes with Niqub (נקוב)?
Words that rhyme with Niqub (נקוב) include קלוב and צ'ופ.
Is Niqub (נקוב) masculine or feminine?
The word Niqub (נקוב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נִקּוּבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נקוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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