Carcass in Hebrew is נְבֵלָה (nevelá).
It can also be said פגר or גויה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
carcass
/ˈkɑɹkəs/ /ˈkɑːkəs/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for carcass as a noun.
body of a dead animal
- נְבֵלָהנבלהneveláfeminine
- פֶּגֶרפגרpégermasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- גְּוִיָּהגויהgviyáfeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word נְבֵלָה.
- Written with vowel points
- נְבֵלָה
- Written without vowel points
- נבלה
- Said
- nevelá
- Plural
- נְבֵלוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- carcass, carrion, carcass, a dead animal that was not ritually slaughtered according to kashrut
These English words share a Hebrew word with carcass.
These words come before and after carcass in the list.
These are the questions people ask about carcass in Hebrew.
How do you say carcass in Hebrew?
carcass in Hebrew is נְבֵלָה, said nevelá. Without vowel points it is written נבלה. Its plural is נְבֵלוֹת.
What are other Hebrew words for carcass?
Besides נבלה, carcass can be said פֶּגֶר (péger) or גְּוִיָּה (gviyá), depending on the meaning.
Is נבלה masculine or feminine?
The word נבלה is feminine.
What else does נבלה mean in English?
Besides carcass, נבלה can mean carrion, carcass and a dead animal that was not ritually slaughtered according to kashrut.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry carcass and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.