Nehi (נהי) means wail in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wail
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nehi.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יבבה, קינה, מספד.
לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת, אֲדֹנָי, בְּכָל רְחֹבוֹת מִסְפֵּד, וּבְכָל חוּצוֹת יֹאמְרוּ הוֹ-הוֹ; וְקָרְאוּ אִכָּר אֶל אֵבֶל, וּמִסְפֵּד אֶל יוֹדְעֵי נֶהִי
- 2מליצהתובענה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nehi is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְהִי
- Written without vowel points
- נהי
- Said
- nehi
- Root
- נ־ה־ה
- Pattern
- קְטִי
- Inflections
- נְהִי־
- Gematria
- 65
This is how Nehi is said in other languages.
- English
- wail
These words mean nearly the same as Nehi.
These words mean the opposite of Nehi.
- שחוק
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These words rhyme with Nehi.
The word Nehi is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בכי ונהי
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These words come before and after Nehi in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nehi.
What does Nehi (נהי) mean in Hebrew?
Nehi (נהי) means wail. It is said nehi, with the stress on hi.
What is a synonym for Nehi (נהי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nehi (נהי) are אנחה, בכי, and שועה.
What is the opposite of Nehi (נהי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nehi (נהי) are שחוק.
What rhymes with Nehi (נהי)?
Words that rhyme with Nehi (נהי) include היא.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נהי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.