'ozniya (עוזנייה) means vulture in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עָזְנִיָּה
'ozniya
noun · feminine
In English
vulture
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for 'ozniya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עוף דורס ממשפחת הנציים. שייכת לקבוצת נשרי העולם הישן יחד עם הנשר, הפרס, והרחם.
וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר לֹא-תֹאכְלוּ מֵהֶם הַנֶּשֶׁר וְהַפֶּרֶס וְהָעָזְנִיָּה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'ozniya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָזְנִיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- עוזנייה
- Said
- 'ozniya
- Root
- ע־ז־ז
- Plural
- עָזְנִיות
- Inflections
- עָזְנִיַּת־, ר' עָזְנִיות
- Gematria
- 158
This is how 'ozniya is said in other languages.
- English
- vulture
These words rhyme with 'ozniya.
The word 'ozniya comes from the root ע־ז־ז, like these words.
These words come before and after 'ozniya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'ozniya.
What does 'ozniya (עוזנייה) mean in Hebrew?
'ozniya (עוזנייה) means vulture. It is said 'ozniya, with the stress on ya.
What rhymes with 'ozniya (עוזנייה)?
Words that rhyme with 'ozniya (עוזנייה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
Is 'ozniya (עוזנייה) masculine or feminine?
The word 'ozniya (עוזנייה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עָזְנִיות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עזניה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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