נִפְטַר
Meanings
Nif'al verb
1. to pass away, to pass on: a polite way to refer to a death by natural causes.
2. to dispose of, to get rid of
Pronunciation
niftár
Examples190
תּוֹם נִפְטַר כשֶׁהָיָה בבּוֹסְטוֹן.
Tom died while in Boston.
תּוֹם נִפְטַר בבֵּיתוֹ בבּוֹסְטוֹן.
Tom died at his home in Boston.
תּוֹם נִפְטַר בבּוֹסְטוֹן בשְׁנַת 2013.
Tom died in Boston in 2013.
הוּא נִפְטַר לִפְנֵי שֶׁהִגַּעְתִּי.
He died before I arrived.
לֹא ידעת שֶׁהוּא נִפְטַר לִפְנֵי שְׁנָתַיִם?
Didn't you know that he passed away about two years ago?
טארו נִפְטַר לִפְנֵי שְׁנָתַיִם.
Taro died two years ago.