Akhzariyut (אכזריות) means cruelty in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cruelty
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Akhzariyut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רשעות, חוסר רחמים, התנכרות לצערו של הסובל.
אַכְזְרִיּוּת חֵמָה, וְשֶׁטֶף אָף; וּמִי יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי קִנְאָה?
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Akhzariyut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַכְזָרִיּוּת
- Written without vowel points
- אכזריות
- Said
- akhzariyut
- Root
- א־כ־ז־ר
- Inflections
- אַכְזָרִיּוּתוֹ, אַכְזָרִיּוּתָהּ
- Gematria
- 644
This is how Akhzariyut is said in other languages.
- English
- cruelty
- Arabic
- وَحْشِية
- Spanish
- crueldad
These words mean nearly the same as Akhzariyut.
These words mean the opposite of Akhzariyut.
- רחמנות
- רחמים
- חמלהcompassion
- רחימוlove
- צלם אנושHumanity
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These words rhyme with Akhzariyut.
The word Akhzariyut comes from the root א־כ־ז־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Akhzariyut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Akhzariyut.
What does Akhzariyut (אכזריות) mean in Hebrew?
Akhzariyut (אכזריות) means cruelty. It is said akhzariyut, with the stress on yut.
What is a synonym for Akhzariyut (אכזריות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Akhzariyut (אכזריות) are דם קר.
What is the opposite of Akhzariyut (אכזריות)?
Words that mean the opposite of Akhzariyut (אכזריות) are רחמנות, רחמים, חמלה, רחימו, and צלם אנוש.
What rhymes with Akhzariyut (אכזריות)?
Words that rhyme with Akhzariyut (אכזריות) include אומנות, חוט, שירות, התנהגות, מהירות, and פעילות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אכזריות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.