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Kharada (חרדה) means anxiety in Hebrew.

It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חֲרָדָה
kharada
adjective
In English

anxiety

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives one meaning for Kharada.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מצב פסיכולוגי ופיזיולוגי שבו האדם חש אי שקט נפשי, בשל מחשבה שמשהו רע עומד לקרות.
    וַתְּהִי חֲרָדָה בַמַּחֲנֶה בַשָּׁדֶה וּבְכָל-הָעָם הַמַּצָּב וְהַמַּשְׁחִית חָרְדוּ גַּם-הֵמָּה וַתִּרְגַּז הָאָרֶץ וַתְּהִי לְחֶרְדַּת אֱלֹהִים.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Kharada is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
חֲרָדָה
Written without vowel points
חרדה
Said
kharada
Root
ח־ר־ד
Pattern
קְטָלָה
Plural
חֲרָדוֹת
Inflections
ר' חֲרָדוֹת; חֶרְדַת־, ר' חֶרְדוֹת־
Gematria
217

This is how Kharada is said in other languages.

English
anxiety
Arabic
قَلَق شَديد

These words mean nearly the same as Kharada.

  • אימה
  • יראה
  • פחד

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These words rhyme with Kharada.

The word Kharada is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Kharada comes from the root ח־ר־ד, like these words.

These words come before and after Kharada in the dictionary.

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What does Kharada (⁨חרדה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kharada (⁨חרדה⁩) means anxiety. It is said kharada, with the stress on da.

What is a synonym for Kharada (⁨חרדה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kharada (⁨חרדה⁩) are ⁨אימה⁩, ⁨יראה⁩, and ⁨פחד⁩.

What is the opposite of Kharada (⁨חרדה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Kharada (⁨חרדה⁩) are ⁨ביטחון⁩, ⁨רווחה⁩, ⁨שלווה⁩, and ⁨שקט נפשי⁩.

What rhymes with Kharada (⁨חרדה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kharada (⁨חרדה⁩) include ⁨עבודה⁩, ⁨נקודה⁩, ⁨יחידה⁩, ⁨מדידה⁩, ⁨מדע⁩, and ⁨מידה⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרדה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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