Yanshuf (ינשוף) means owl in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
owl
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yanshuf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל חיים ממחלקת העופות המשתייך לסדרת דורסי הלילה. לינשוף צבע חום מנומר, כנפיים וזנב מחוספסים ורגליים חזקות וקצרות המכוסות בנוצות.
אֶת-הַכּוֹס וְאֶת-הַיַּנְשׁוּף וְהַתִּנְשָׁמֶת
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yanshuf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יַנְשׁוּף
- Written without vowel points
- ינשוף
- Said
- yanshuf
- Root
- נ־ש־פ
- Pattern
- יַקְטוּל
- Plural
- יַנְשׁוּפִים
- Inflections
- ר' יַנְשׁוּפִים; יַנְשׁוּף־
- Gematria
- 446
This is how Yanshuf is said in other languages.
- English
- owl
- Arabic
- بومة
- Russian
- сова, сыч
- French
- hibou, chouette
- Spanish
- búho, lechuza, tecolote, mochuelo
- German
- Eule, Uhu
These words rhyme with Yanshuf.
The word Yanshuf is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ינשוף עצים
- ינשוף שדות
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The word Yanshuf comes from the root נ־ש־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Yanshuf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yanshuf.
What does Yanshuf (ינשוף) mean in Hebrew?
Yanshuf (ינשוף) means owl. It is said yanshuf, with the stress on shuf.
What rhymes with Yanshuf (ינשוף)?
Words that rhyme with Yanshuf (ינשוף) include גוף, אלוף, שקוף, אסוף, סוף, and ריצוף.
Is Yanshuf (ינשוף) masculine or feminine?
The word Yanshuf (ינשוף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יַנְשׁוּפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ינשוף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.