Rosh nefetz (ראש נפץ) means warhead in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רֹאשׁ נֶפֶץ
rosh nefetz
noun · masculine
In English
warhead
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rosh nefetz.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החלק בטיל, בטורפדו או ברקטה, המכיל את חומר הנפץ או החל"כ.
The word Rosh nefetz is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֹאשׁ נֶפֶץ
- Written without vowel points
- ראש נפץ
- Said
- rosh nefetz
- Root
- ר־א־ש
- Plural
- רָאשֵׁי נֶפֶץ
- Inflections
- ר' רָאשֵׁי נֶפֶץ
- Gematria
- 721
This is how Rosh nefetz is said in other languages.
- English
- warhead
- Russian
- боеголовка
- German
- Sprengkopf, Gefechtskopf
These words mean nearly the same as Rosh nefetz.
- ראש קרבwarhead
- רש"ק
- ראש חץ
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The word Rosh nefetz comes from the root ר־א־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Rosh nefetz in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rosh nefetz.
What does Rosh nefetz (ראש נפץ) mean in Hebrew?
Rosh nefetz (ראש נפץ) means warhead. It is said rosh nefetz, with the stress on ne.
What is a synonym for Rosh nefetz (ראש נפץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rosh nefetz (ראש נפץ) are ראש קרב, רש"ק, and ראש חץ.
Is Rosh nefetz (ראש נפץ) masculine or feminine?
The word Rosh nefetz (ראש נפץ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רָאשֵׁי נֶפֶץ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ראש נפץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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