Aka (עקה) means stress in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
stress
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Aka.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צרה,קושי. השימוש ב תחושה הנובעת מקושי ותנאים בלתי־אופטימלים.
מִקּוֹל אוֹיֵב מִפְּנֵי עָקַת רָשָׁע כִּי יָמִיטוּ עָלַי אָוֶן וּבְאַף יִשְׂטְמוּנִי
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Aka is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָָקָה
- Written without vowel points
- עקה
- Said
- aka
- Root
- ע־ו־ק
- Pattern
- קַטלָה
- Inflections
- עָקַת־
- Gematria
- 175
This is how Aka is said in other languages.
- English
- stress
These words mean nearly the same as Aka.
- דחק
- לחץ
- צוקה
- מצוקהdistress
- תשניק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Aka.
- נוחותcomfort
- נעימות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Aka.
The word Aka is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דא עקא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Aka comes from the root ע־ו־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Aka in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Aka.
What does Aka (עקה) mean in Hebrew?
Aka (עקה) means stress. It is said aka, with the stress on ka.
What is a synonym for Aka (עקה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Aka (עקה) are דחק, לחץ, צוקה, מצוקה, and תשניק.
What is the opposite of Aka (עקה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Aka (עקה) are נוחות and נעימות.
What rhymes with Aka (עקה)?
Words that rhyme with Aka (עקה) include קרקע, מכה, תשוקה, סוכה, מצוקה, and השקה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עקה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.