Nakam (נקם) means revenge in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
revenge
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nakam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שילום גמולו הרע בעבור מעשהו הרע. בדר"כ לאחר זמן והצטברות איבה וכעס.
לִי נָקָם וְשִׁלֵּם לְעֵת תָּמוּט רַגְלָם..אָשִׁיב נָקָם לְצָרָי וְלִמְשַׂנְאַי אֲשַׁלֵּם
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nakam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נָקָם
- Written without vowel points
- נקם
- Said
- nakam
- Root
- נ־ק־מ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Inflections
- ר' אין. נס' נְקַם־
- Gematria
- 190
This is how Nakam is said in other languages.
- English
- revenge
These words mean nearly the same as Nakam.
These words mean the opposite of Nakam.
- מחילה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Nakam is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יום נקם
- בגדי נקם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Nakam comes from the root נ־ק־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Nakam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nakam.
What does Nakam (נקם) mean in Hebrew?
Nakam (נקם) means revenge. It is said nakam, with the stress on na.
What is a synonym for Nakam (נקם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nakam (נקם) are נקמה.
What is the opposite of Nakam (נקם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nakam (נקם) are מחילה.
Is Nakam (נקם) masculine or feminine?
The word Nakam (נקם) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נקם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.