Akhshav (עכשיו) means now in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
now
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Akhshav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בזמן הזה; ברגעים אלו ממש.
The word Akhshav is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- עַכְשָׁו
- Written without vowel points
- עכשיו
- Said
- akhshav
- Gematria
- 406
This is how Akhshav is said in other languages.
- English
- now
- Arabic
- الآن
- French
- maintenant
- German
- jetzt
These words mean nearly the same as Akhshav.
- כעת
- כרגע
- עתה
- הווהpresent
- מיידimmediately
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Akhshav.
- אזthen
- אחר כך
- אח"כ
- לפני
- לפנים
- קודם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Akhshav.
These words come before and after Akhshav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Akhshav.
What does Akhshav (עכשיו) mean in Hebrew?
Akhshav (עכשיו) means now. It is said akhshav, with the stress on shav.
What is a synonym for Akhshav (עכשיו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Akhshav (עכשיו) are כעת, כרגע, עתה, הווה, and מייד.
What is the opposite of Akhshav (עכשיו)?
Words that mean the opposite of Akhshav (עכשיו) are אז, אחר כך, אח"כ, לפני, לפנים, and קודם.
What rhymes with Akhshav (עכשיו)?
Words that rhyme with Akhshav (עכשיו) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עכשיו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.