Nokhri (נוכרי) means gentile in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
gentile
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Nokhri.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1זר, שאיננו בן המקום; לא מוכר.
יְהַלֶּלְךָ זָר וְלֹא-פִיךָ; נָכְרִי, וְאַל-שְׂפָתֶיךָ.
- 2שאיננו יהודי.
- 3של לא-יהודים.
כִּי אָמַר, גֵּר הָיִיתִי בְּאֶרֶץ נָכְרִיָּה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nokhri is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נָכְרִי
- Written without vowel points
- נוכרי
- Said
- nokhri
- Root
- נ־כ־ר
- Plural
- נָכְרִים
- Feminine form
- נָכְרִית או נָכְרִיָּה
- Inflections
- נ' נָכְרִית או נָכְרִיָּה, ר' נָכְרִים, נ"ר נָכְרִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 286
This is how Nokhri is said in other languages.
- English
- gentile
These words mean nearly the same as Nokhri.
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These words mean the opposite of Nokhri.
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These words rhyme with Nokhri.
The word Nokhri is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פאה נוכרית
- חלב נכרי
- פת נכרי
- מגוב נוכרי
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These words come before and after Nokhri in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nokhri.
What does Nokhri (נוכרי) mean in Hebrew?
Nokhri (נוכרי) means gentile. It is said nokhri, with the stress on ri.
What is a synonym for Nokhri (נוכרי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nokhri (נוכרי) are גוי, זר, גר, and לועז.
What is the opposite of Nokhri (נוכרי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nokhri (נוכרי) are יהודי, קרוב, ישראל, and אזרח.
What rhymes with Nokhri (נוכרי)?
Words that rhyme with Nokhri (נוכרי) include פרי, בריא, עברי, נוצרי, ציבורי, and מקורי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נכרי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.