Nora Meaning: The Hebrew Word נוֹרָא Explained

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נוֹרָא

nora

Everyday Hebrew

Formsנוֹרָאָה / נוֹרָאִים / נוֹרָאוֹת

Comparativeיוֹתֵר נוֹרָא

Superlativeהֲכִי נוֹרָא

MeaningVery, very bad.

HistoryThis word comes from the Bible and is from a root that means "to fear". In the Bible, it described something so big and powerful that it made you feel small and afraid. Over time, people started using it to mean just "very bad".

Example

היה לי יום נורא בעבודה.

I had a terrible day at work.

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Words from the same root (י.ר.א)

yareיָרֵא yir'ahיִרְאָה