Kim'at (כמעט) means almost in Hebrew.
It can also mean nearly. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
almost, nearly
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Kim'at.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רגע לפני; תיאור מצב הקרוב למאורע כלשהו, אך אינו מגיע אליו.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ, מַה-זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ; כִּמְעַט שָׁכַב אַחַד הָעָם, אֶת-אִשְׁתֶּךָ, וְהֵבֵאתָ עָלֵינוּ, אָשָׁם
- 2אך קצת, שישנו רק בכמות מועטה.
וְנָתַתִּי לָהֶם כִּמְעַט לִפְלֵיטָה וְלֹא תִתַּךְ חֲמָתִי בִּירוּשָׁלִַם בְּיַד שִׁישָׁק
- 3מקומות רבים במקורות אינם קלים לפירוש במשמעויות אלו. למשל
כִּמְעַט, אוֹיְבֵיהֶם אַכְנִיעַ; וְעַל צָרֵיהֶם, אָשִׁיב יָדִי
- 4במקומות אחדים אפשר כי "כמעט" משמעו "תוך זמן מועט"
- 5צטוטים אחרים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kim'at is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּמְעַט
- Written without vowel points
- כמעט
- Said
- kim'at
- Root
- מ־ע־ט
- Gematria
- 139
This is how Kim'at is said in other languages.
- English
- almost, nearly
- Russian
- почти
These words mean nearly the same as Kim'at.
- בקושי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kim'at.
- בהחלט
- לגמרי
- ממש
- בדיוק
- לחלוטין
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kim'at.
The word Kim'at is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כמעט ולא
- כמעט טוב
- כמעט טוב מאוד
- כמעט קט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kim'at comes from the root מ־ע־ט, like these words.
These words come before and after Kim'at in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kim'at.
What does Kim'at (כמעט) mean in Hebrew?
Kim'at (כמעט) means almost and nearly. It is said kim'at, with the stress on at.
What is a synonym for Kim'at (כמעט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kim'at (כמעט) are בקושי.
What is the opposite of Kim'at (כמעט)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kim'at (כמעט) are בהחלט, לגמרי, ממש, בדיוק, and לחלוטין.
What rhymes with Kim'at (כמעט)?
Words that rhyme with Kim'at (כמעט) include משפט, שבת, דת, מעט, בת, and צרפת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כמעט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.