Yanshuf (יַנְשׁוּף) means alcotest in Hebrew.
It can also mean breathalyzer. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יַנְשׁוּף
yanshuf
noun · masculine
In English
alcotest, breathalyzer
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.
- 1מכשיר אלקטרוני המשמש למדידת ריכוז האלכוהול בהבל־פיו של הנבדק. הבדיקה מתבצעת באמצעות נשיפה לתוך צינור המחובר למכשיר.
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
- alcotest, breathalyzer
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 (יַנְשׁוּף) mean in Hebrew?
Yanshuf (יַנְשׁוּף) means alcotest and breathalyzer. It is said yanshuf, with the stress on yan.
Is Yanshuf (יַנְשׁוּף) masculine or feminine?
The word Yanshuf (יַנְשׁוּף) 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.
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