Deceased in Hebrew is נִפְטַר (nift'ar).
It can also be said מנוח, מנוחה, or נפטרת, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
deceased
/dɪˈsiːst/ /diˈsist/
These are the Hebrew words for deceased as a noun.
dead person
- נִפְטַרנפטרnift'armasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- מָנוֹחַמנוחmanoakhmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- מנוחהmenokhafeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- נפטרתnift'eretfeminine
These are the Hebrew words for deceased as an adjective.
belonging to the dead
- מָנוֹחַמנוחmanoakhIn the Hebrew dictionary
- נִפְטָרנפטרnift'arIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word נִפְטַר.
- Written with vowel points
- נִפְטַר
- Written without vowel points
- נפטר
- Said
- nift'ar
- Its meanings in English
- deceased, to pass away, to pass on: a polite way to refer to a death by natural causes, to dispose of, to get rid of
The Hebrew dictionary's page for נפטר, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with deceased.
These words come before and after deceased in the list.
These are the questions people ask about deceased in Hebrew.
How do you say deceased in Hebrew?
deceased in Hebrew is נִפְטַר, said nift'ar. Without vowel points it is written נפטר.
What are other Hebrew words for deceased?
Besides נפטר, deceased can be said מָנוֹחַ (manoakh), מנוחה (menokha), or נפטרת (nift'eret), depending on the meaning.
Is נפטר masculine or feminine?
The word נפטר is masculine.
What else does נפטר mean in English?
Besides deceased, נפטר can mean to pass away, to pass on: a polite way to refer to a death by natural causes and to dispose of, to get rid of.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry deceased and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.