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Nakhuts (נחוץ) means necessary in Hebrew.

It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

נָחוּץ
nakhuts
adjective
In English

necessary

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with נ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nakhuts.

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

  1. 1
    בהול לפעולה. נמהר.
    ...כִּי גַם חַרְבִּי וְגַם כֵּלַי לֹא לָקַחְתִּי בְיָדִי כִּי הָיָה דְבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ נָחוּץ.
  2. 2
    מה 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.

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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

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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.

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