Nakhuts (נחוץ) means necessary in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
necessary
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nakhuts.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בהול לפעולה. נמהר.
...כִּי גַם חַרְבִּי וְגַם כֵּלַי לֹא לָקַחְתִּי בְיָדִי כִּי הָיָה דְבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ נָחוּץ.
- 2מה שיש בו צורך.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nakhuts is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נָחוּץ
- Written without vowel points
- נחוץ
- Said
- nakhuts
- Root
- נ־ח־צ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Feminine form
- : נְחוּצָה
- Inflections
- נ': נְחוּצָה, ר"ז: נְחוּצִים, ר"נ: נְחוּצוֹת
- Gematria
- 154
This is how Nakhuts is said in other languages.
- English
- necessary
- Arabic
- لازِم, مَطْلوب, إجْبارِيّ
These words mean nearly the same as Nakhuts.
- דרוש
- הכרחי
- חיוניvital
- צריךhave to
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Nakhuts.
- מיותר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nakhuts.
The word Nakhuts is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יר"ן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Nakhuts in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nakhuts.
What does Nakhuts (נחוץ) mean in Hebrew?
Nakhuts (נחוץ) means necessary. It is said nakhuts, with the stress on khuts.
What is a synonym for Nakhuts (נחוץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nakhuts (נחוץ) are דרוש, הכרחי, חיוני, and צריך.
What is the opposite of Nakhuts (נחוץ)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nakhuts (נחוץ) are מיותר.
What rhymes with Nakhuts (נחוץ)?
Words that rhyme with Nakhuts (נחוץ) include חלוץ, חוץ, חמוץ, ערוץ, פיצוץ, and חרוץ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחוץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.