Milkhemet mena (מלחמת מנע) means preventive war in Hebrew.
It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מִלְחֶמֶת מֶנַע
milkhemet mena
phrase
In English
preventive war
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Milkhemet mena.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פעולה צבאית הנעשית על ידי מדינה מסוימת הגורמת לכך שמדינת האויב שלה תמנע מלפתוח במלחמה נגד אותה המדינה.
The word Milkhemet mena is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- מִלְחֶמֶת מֶנַע
- Written without vowel points
- מלחמת מנע
- Said
- milkhemet mena
- Root
- ל־ח־מ
- Gematria
- 678
This is how Milkhemet mena is said in other languages.
- English
- preventive war
The word Milkhemet mena comes from the root ל־ח־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Milkhemet mena in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Milkhemet mena.
What does Milkhemet mena (מלחמת מנע) mean in Hebrew?
Milkhemet mena (מלחמת מנע) means preventive war. It is said milkhemet mena, with the stress on khe.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלחמת מנע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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