Nose avak srefa (נושא אבק שריפה) means powder boy in Hebrew.
It can also mean powder monkey. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
powder boy, powder monkey
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nose avak srefa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותבאוניות מפרשים מלחמתיות: איש צוות תותח, נער לפי גילו, שהביא בריצה בשעת קרב את תחמישי אבק השריפה ממחסן התחמושת בבטן האונייה אל התותח בסיפון התותחים.
The word Nose avak srefa is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נוֹשֵׂא אֲבַק שְׂרֵפָה
- Written without vowel points
- נושא אבק שריפה
- Said
- nose avak srefa
- Plural
- נוֹשׂאֵי אֲבַק שְׂרֵפָה
- Inflections
- ר' נוֹשׂאֵי אֲבַק שְׂרֵפָה
- Gematria
- 1,055
This is how Nose avak srefa is said in other languages.
- English
- powder boy, powder monkey
- Spanish
- chico de la pólvora
- German
- Pulveraffe
These words mean nearly the same as Nose avak srefa.
These words come before and after Nose avak srefa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nose avak srefa.
What does Nose avak srefa (נושא אבק שריפה) mean in Hebrew?
Nose avak srefa (נושא אבק שריפה) means powder boy and powder monkey. It is said nose avak srefa, with the stress on se.
What is a synonym for Nose avak srefa (נושא אבק שריפה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nose avak srefa (נושא אבק שריפה) are נער אבק שריפה.
Is Nose avak srefa (נושא אבק שריפה) masculine or feminine?
The word Nose avak srefa (נושא אבק שריפה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נוֹשׂאֵי אֲבַק שְׂרֵפָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נושא אבק שרפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.