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Milkhemet (מלחמת) means war in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מִלְחֶמֶת
milkhemet
noun · feminine
In English

war

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Milkhemet.

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

  1. 1
    מליצהמלחמה, מאבק ממושך בין גופים מזוינים.

The word Milkhemet is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
מִלְחֶמֶת
Written without vowel points
מלחמת
Said
milkhemet
Pattern
מִקְטֶלֶת
Plural
מִלְחָמוֹת
Inflections
ר' מִלְחָמוֹת
Gematria
518

This is how Milkhemet is said in other languages.

English
war
Arabic
حرب
Russian
война
French
guerre
Spanish
guerra
German
Krieg

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These words mean the opposite of Milkhemet.

  • פיוס
  • שלום

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What does Milkhemet (⁨מלחמת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Milkhemet (⁨מלחמת⁩) means war. It is said milkhemet, with the stress on khe.

What is a synonym for Milkhemet (⁨מלחמת⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Milkhemet (⁨מלחמת⁩) are ⁨מלחמה⁩ and ⁨מערכה⁩.

What is the opposite of Milkhemet (⁨מלחמת⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Milkhemet (⁨מלחמת⁩) are ⁨פיוס⁩ and ⁨שלום⁩.

What rhymes with Milkhemet (⁨מלחמת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Milkhemet (⁨מלחמת⁩) include ⁨חותמת⁩, ⁨כוסמת⁩, ⁨חמת⁩, ⁨צמת⁩, ⁨קמט⁩, and ⁨תנשמת⁩.

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

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