Nora (נורא) means terrible in Hebrew.
It can also mean awful. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
terrible, awful
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Nora.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מפחיד, מאיים.
וַיִּירָא, וַיֹּאמַר, מַה-נּוֹרָא, הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה: אֵין זֶה, כִּי אִם-בֵּית אֱלֹהִים, וְזֶה, שַׁעַר הַשָּׁמָיִם
- 2עממיגרוע מאוד.
- 3עממי, תואר־הפועלמאוד.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nora is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נוֹרָא
- Written without vowel points
- נורא
- Said
- nora
- Root
- י־ר־א
- Pattern
- נִקְטָל
- Plural
- נוֹרָאִים
- Feminine form
- נוֹרָאָה
- Inflections
- נ' נוֹרָאָה, ר' נוֹרָאִים, נ"ר נוֹרָאוֹת
- Gematria
- 257
This is how Nora is said in other languages.
- English
- terrible, awful
- Arabic
- فظيع
- Russian
- ужасный
- Spanish
- horrible, terrible
These words mean nearly the same as Nora.
- איום
- מפחיד
- בטירוף
- לאללה
- לגמרי
- מאוד
- ממש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Nora.
- מצויןexceptional
- מרגיע
- נפחד
- נפלא
- בקושי
- כלל לא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nora.
The word Nora is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איום ונורא
- הימים הנוראים
- לא נורא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Nora comes from the root י־ר־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Nora in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nora.
What does Nora (נורא) mean in Hebrew?
Nora (נורא) means terrible and awful. It is said nora, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Nora (נורא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nora (נורא) are איום, מפחיד, בטירוף, לאללה, לגמרי, and מאוד.
What is the opposite of Nora (נורא)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nora (נורא) are מצוין, מרגיע, נפחד, נפלא, בקושי, and כלל לא.
What rhymes with Nora (נורא)?
Words that rhyme with Nora (נורא) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נורא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.