'atik (עתיק) means ancient in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ancient
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for 'atik.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ישן מאוד.
עַד דִּי-אֲתָה, עַתִּיק יוֹמַיָּא, וְדִינָא יְהִב, לְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין
- 2. כנראה במשמעות יקר, או חזק.
- 3, לפי הוראת "נעתק"="נלקח".
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'atik is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עַתִּיק
- Written without vowel points
- עתיק
- Said
- 'atik
- Root
- ע־ת־ק
- Pattern
- קַטִּיל
- Plural
- עַתִּיקִים
- Feminine form
- עַתִּיקָה
- Inflections
- נ' עַתִּיקָה, ר' עַתִּיקִים, נ"ר עַתִּיקוֹת
- Gematria
- 580
This is how 'atik is said in other languages.
- English
- ancient
- Arabic
- قديم
- Russian
- древний
These words mean nearly the same as 'atik.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of 'atik.
- חדש
- טריfresh
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These words rhyme with 'atik.
The word 'atik is part of these phrases and sayings.
- העיר העתיקה
- עתיק יומין
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The word 'atik comes from the root ע־ת־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after 'atik in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'atik.
What does 'atik (עתיק) mean in Hebrew?
'atik (עתיק) means ancient. It is said 'atik, with the stress on tik.
What is a synonym for 'atik (עתיק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as 'atik (עתיק) are נושן, קדמון, ישן, קדום, and ארכאי.
What is the opposite of 'atik (עתיק)?
Words that mean the opposite of 'atik (עתיק) are חדש and טרי.
What rhymes with 'atik (עתיק)?
Words that rhyme with 'atik (עתיק) include חלקיק, נרתיק, תיק, מסיק, צדיק, and אפיק.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עתיק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.