Nofekh (נופך) means carbuncle in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נֹפֶךְ
nofekh
noun · masculine
In English
carbuncle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nofekh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אבן יקרה, מאבני החושן.
וְהַטּוּר הַשֵּׁנִי – נֹפֶךְ, סַפִּיר, וְיָהֲלֹם.
- 2עממיגוון,עבוד מחודש קישוט נוסף..
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nofekh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֹפֶךְ
- Written without vowel points
- נופך
- Said
- nofekh
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Inflections
- ר' ?
- Gematria
- 156
This is how Nofekh is said in other languages.
- English
- carbuncle
The word Nofekh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הוסיף נפך משלו
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These words come before and after Nofekh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nofekh.
What does Nofekh (נופך) mean in Hebrew?
Nofekh (נופך) means carbuncle. It is said nofekh, with the stress on no.
Is Nofekh (נופך) masculine or feminine?
The word Nofekh (נופך) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נפך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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