Nega (נגע) means infection in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
infection
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nega.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חבלה גופנית. או כאב וצרה.
וַיְנַגַּע יהוה אֶת פַּרְעֹה נְגָעִים גְּדֹלִים וְאֶת בֵּיתוֹ עַל דְּבַר שָׂרַי אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nega is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֶגַע
- Written without vowel points
- נגע
- Said
- nega
- Root
- נ־ג־ע
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- נְגָעִים
- Inflections
- ר' נְגָעִים, נִגְעֵי־
- Gematria
- 123
This is how Nega is said in other languages.
- English
- infection
- Spanish
- infección
These words mean nearly the same as Nega.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nega.
The word Nega is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נג"ז
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Nega comes from the root נ־ג־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Nega in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nega.
What does Nega (נגע) mean in Hebrew?
Nega (נגע) means infection. It is said nega, with the stress on ne.
What is a synonym for Nega (נגע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nega (נגע) are מחלה, דיבוק, and דווי.
What rhymes with Nega (נגע)?
Words that rhyme with Nega (נגע) include פגע, אומגה, and קולגה.
Is Nega (נגע) masculine or feminine?
The word Nega (נגע) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְגָעִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נגע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.