Nakhush (נחוש) means brazen in Hebrew.
It can also mean determined. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
brazen, determined
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nakhush.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קשה באופיו או במהותו.
אִם כֹּחַ אֲבָנִים כֹּחִי אִם בְּשָׂרִי נָחוּשׁ
- 2בהשאלהשהגיע לכדי החלטה; שגמר אומר; שלא ניתן לשנות את דעתו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nakhush is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נָחוּשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- נחוש
- Said
- nakhush
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- נְחוּשִים
- Feminine form
- נְחוּשָׁה
- Inflections
- נ' נְחוּשָׁה, ר' נְחוּשִים, נ"ר נְחוּשׁוֹת
- Gematria
- 364
This is how Nakhush is said in other languages.
- English
- brazen, determined
- Arabic
- عازِم, مُصَمِّم
These words mean nearly the same as Nakhush.
- החלטי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Nakhush.
- מתלבט
- מהסס
- הססן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nakhush.
The word Nakhush is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נחוש בדעתו
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These words come before and after Nakhush in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nakhush.
What does Nakhush (נחוש) mean in Hebrew?
Nakhush (נחוש) means brazen and determined. It is said nakhush, with the stress on khush.
What is a synonym for Nakhush (נחוש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nakhush (נחוש) are החלטי.
What is the opposite of Nakhush (נחוש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nakhush (נחוש) are מתלבט, מהסס, and הססן.
What rhymes with Nakhush (נחוש)?
Words that rhyme with Nakhush (נחוש) include פירוש, רכוש, לבוש, חוש, גוש, and פרוש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחוש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.