Nokhel (נוכל) means con artist in Hebrew.
It can also mean conman. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
con artist, conman
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nokhel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שגורם לזולת להאמין בדבר שקר למטרות רווח אישי.
וְאָרוּר נוֹכֵל וְיֵשׁ בְּעֶדְרוֹ זָכָר, וְנֹדֵר וְזֹבֵחַ מָשְׁחָת לַאדֹנָי; כִּי מֶלֶךְ גָּדוֹל אָנִי, אָמַר יהוה צְבָאוֹת, וּשְׁמִי נוֹרָא בַגּוֹיִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nokhel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נוֹכֵל
- Written without vowel points
- נוכל
- Said
- nokhel
- Root
- נ־כ־ל
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- נוֹכְלִים
- Feminine form
- נוֹכֶלֶת
- Inflections
- נ' נוֹכֶלֶת, ר' נוֹכְלִים
- Gematria
- 106
This is how Nokhel is said in other languages.
- English
- con artist, conman
- Arabic
- غَشَّاش
These words mean nearly the same as Nokhel.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Nokhel.
- הוגן
- הגון
- ישר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nokhel.
The word Nokhel comes from the root נ־כ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Nokhel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nokhel.
What does Nokhel (נוכל) mean in Hebrew?
Nokhel (נוכל) means con artist and conman. It is said nokhel, with the stress on khel.
What is a synonym for Nokhel (נוכל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nokhel (נוכל) are נבל, רמאי, כילי, and שרלטן.
What is the opposite of Nokhel (נוכל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nokhel (נוכל) are הוגן, הגון, and ישר.
What rhymes with Nokhel (נוכל)?
Words that rhyme with Nokhel (נוכל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נוכל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.