Neged (נגד) means against in Hebrew.
It can also mean versus. It is a preposition, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
against, versus
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Neged.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פנים אל פנים; לעיני־.
בְּבוֹא כָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵרָאוֹת אֶת-פְּנֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחָר תִּקְרָא אֶת-הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת נֶגֶד כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאָזְנֵיהֶם.
- 2לפני יריב או מתחרה.
וְהוֹשִׁיבוּ שְׁנַיִם אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי-בְלִיַּעַל נֶגְדּוֹ וִיעִדֻהוּ לֵאמֹר בֵּרַכְתָּ אֱלֹהִים וָמֶלֶךְ וְהוֹצִיאֻהוּ וְסִקְלֻהוּ וְיָמֹת.
- 3קרוב למשהו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Neged is a preposition.
- Written with vowel points
- נֶגֶד
- Written without vowel points
- נגד
- Said
- neged
- Root
- נ־ג־ד
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Gematria
- 57
This is how Neged is said in other languages.
- English
- against, versus
- Arabic
- على, ضدّ
- Russian
- против
- French
- contre
- Spanish
- contra
These words mean nearly the same as Neged.
- אנטי
- מול
- לעומת
- נוכח
- כלפיtowards
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Neged.
These words rhyme with Neged.
The word Neged is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ישב מנגד
- נגד עיניו
- עזר כנגדו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Neged comes from the root נ־ג־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Neged in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Neged.
What does Neged (נגד) mean in Hebrew?
Neged (נגד) means against and versus. It is said neged, with the stress on ne.
What is a synonym for Neged (נגד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Neged (נגד) are אנטי, מול, לעומת, נוכח, and כלפי.
What is the opposite of Neged (נגד)?
Words that mean the opposite of Neged (נגד) are בעד.
What rhymes with Neged (נגד)?
Words that rhyme with Neged (נגד) include בגד, בגד, אגד, and מגד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נגד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.