Oref (עורף) means nape in Hebrew.
It can also mean back, rear, and civilian population. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
nape, back, rear, civilian population
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Oref.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הצד האחורי של הצוואר (איזור המפרקת).
יְהוּדָה אַתָּה יוֹדוּךָ אַחֶיךָ יָדְךָ בְּעֹרֶף אֹיְבֶיךָ יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ בְּנֵי אָבִיךָ.
- 2בהשאלהצד אחורי של חפץ (לא נפוץ)
- 3בהשאלההחלק הרחוק מקו החזית במלחמה, האוכלוסיה האזרחית במלחמה.(בהרחבה גם בכלכלה)
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Oref is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֹרֶף
- Written without vowel points
- עורף
- Said
- oref
- Root
- ע־ר־פ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- עֳרָפִים נט' עָרְפּוֹ עָרְפָּהּ.
- Inflections
- ר' עֳרָפִים נט' עָרְפּוֹ עָרְפָּהּ.
- Gematria
- 356
This is how Oref is said in other languages.
- English
- nape, back, rear, civilian population
- German
- Nacken
These words mean nearly the same as Oref.
- מפרקת
- אחור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Oref.
- פנים
- חזיתfront
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Oref.
The word Oref is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קשה עורף
- הפנה ערף
- הפך ערף
- פקוד הערף
- עורף כלכלי
- נשף בעורפו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Oref comes from the root ע־ר־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Oref in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Oref.
What does Oref (עורף) mean in Hebrew?
Oref (עורף) means nape, back, and rear. It is said oref, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for Oref (עורף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Oref (עורף) are מפרקת and אחור.
What is the opposite of Oref (עורף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Oref (עורף) are פנים and חזית.
What rhymes with Oref (עורף)?
Words that rhyme with Oref (עורף) include חורף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ערף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.