Kanay (קנאי) means extremist in Hebrew.
It can also mean fanatical and jealous. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
extremist, fanatical, jealous
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kanay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נלהב ומסור, אדוק.
- 2אדם שחש קנאה, צר עין.
The word Kanay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קַנַּאי
- Written without vowel points
- קנאי
- Said
- kanay
- Root
- ק־נ־א
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- קַנָּאִים
- Feminine form
- קַנָּאִית
- Inflections
- נ' קַנָּאִית, ר' קַנָּאִים
- Gematria
- 161
This is how Kanay is said in other languages.
- English
- extremist, fanatical, jealous
- Arabic
- مُتَطَرِّف, مُتَعَصِّب, غَيور
- Spanish
- fanático, fanática, extremista, celoso
These words mean nearly the same as Kanay.
- קנא
- קנתן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kanay.
- מתון
- שמח בחלקו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kanay.
The word Kanay comes from the root ק־נ־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Kanay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kanay.
What does Kanay (קנאי) mean in Hebrew?
Kanay (קנאי) means extremist, fanatical, and jealous. It is said kanay, with the stress on nay.
What is a synonym for Kanay (קנאי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kanay (קנאי) are קנא and קנתן.
What is the opposite of Kanay (קנאי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kanay (קנאי) are מתון and שמח בחלקו.
What rhymes with Kanay (קנאי)?
Words that rhyme with Kanay (קנאי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קנאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.