'akev akhiles (עקב אכילס) means Achilles heel in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עָקֵב אַכִילֵס
'akev akhiles
noun · masculine
In English
Achilles heel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for 'akev akhiles.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נקודת חולשה, נקודת תורפה.
The word 'akev akhiles is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָקֵב אַכִילֵס
- Written without vowel points
- עקב אכילס
- Said
- 'akev akhiles
- Gematria
- 293
This is how 'akev akhiles is said in other languages.
- English
- Achilles heel
- Russian
- Ахиллесова пята́
- French
- talon d'Achille
- German
- Achillesferse
These words come before and after 'akev akhiles in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'akev akhiles.
What does 'akev akhiles (עקב אכילס) mean in Hebrew?
'akev akhiles (עקב אכילס) means Achilles heel. It is said 'akev akhiles, with the stress on kev.
Is 'akev akhiles (עקב אכילס) masculine or feminine?
The word 'akev akhiles (עקב אכילס) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עקב אכילס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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