Ha'adafa metakenet (העדפה מתקנת) means affirmative action in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הַעֲדָפָה מְתַקֶּנֶת
ha'adafa metakenet
noun · feminine
In English
affirmative action
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ha'adafa metakenet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יחס מיטיב או מקל, הניתן לאנשים במעמד מסויים בחברה, אותם מעוניינים לקדם.
The word Ha'adafa metakenet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הַעֲדָפָה מְתַקֶּנֶת
- Written without vowel points
- העדפה מתקנת
- Said
- ha'adafa metakenet
- Gematria
- 1,154
This is how Ha'adafa metakenet is said in other languages.
- English
- affirmative action
- Russian
- позитивная дискриминация
- French
- discrimination positive
- Spanish
- discriminación positiva
- German
- affirmative action
These words mean nearly the same as Ha'adafa metakenet.
- אפליה מתקנת
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These words come before and after Ha'adafa metakenet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ha'adafa metakenet.
What does Ha'adafa metakenet (העדפה מתקנת) mean in Hebrew?
Ha'adafa metakenet (העדפה מתקנת) means affirmative action. It is said ha'adafa metakenet, with the stress on fa.
What is a synonym for Ha'adafa metakenet (העדפה מתקנת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ha'adafa metakenet (העדפה מתקנת) are אפליה מתקנת.
Is Ha'adafa metakenet (העדפה מתקנת) masculine or feminine?
The word Ha'adafa metakenet (העדפה מתקנת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry העדפה מתקנת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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