Sieve in Hebrew is נָפָה (nafá).
It can also be said מסננת, ניפה, or סינן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
sieve
/sɪv/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for sieve as a noun.
device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids
- נָפָהנפהnafáfemininedatedIn the Hebrew dictionary
- מְסַנֶּנֶתמסננתm'sanenétfeminine
These are the Hebrew words for sieve as a verb.
to strain, sift or sort using a sieve
- ניפהnipá
- נִפָּהנפהnipá
- סינןsinén
- סִנֵּןסנןsinén
This is more about the Hebrew word נָפָה.
- Written with vowel points
- נָפָה
- Written without vowel points
- נפה
- Said
- nafá
- Its meanings in English
- sieve, a sieve
The Hebrew dictionary's page for נפה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with sieve.
These words come before and after sieve in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sieve in Hebrew.
How do you say sieve in Hebrew?
sieve in Hebrew is נָפָה, said nafá. Without vowel points it is written נפה.
What are other Hebrew words for sieve?
Besides נפה, sieve can be said מְסַנֶּנֶת (m'sanenét), ניפה (nipá), סינן (sinén), or סִנֵּן (sinén), depending on the meaning.
Is נפה masculine or feminine?
The word נפה is feminine.
What else does נפה mean in English?
Besides sieve, נפה can mean a sieve.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sieve and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.