Neka' (נקע) means dislocation in Hebrew.
It can also mean sprain. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נֶקַע
neka'
noun · masculine
In English
dislocation, sprain
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Neka'.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נקיק, בור באדמה.
- 2פגיעה בשלמות של הרצועה המפרקית.
The word Neka' is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֶקַע
- Written without vowel points
- נקע
- Said
- neka'
- Root
- נ־ק־ע
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- נְקָעִים
- Inflections
- ר' נְקָעִים, נִקְעֵי־
- Gematria
- 220
This is how Neka' is said in other languages.
- English
- dislocation, sprain
These words rhyme with Neka'.
These words come before and after Neka' in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Neka'.
What does Neka' (נקע) mean in Hebrew?
Neka' (נקע) means dislocation and sprain. It is said neka', with the stress on ne.
What rhymes with Neka' (נקע)?
Words that rhyme with Neka' (נקע) include מכה and תקע.
Is Neka' (נקע) masculine or feminine?
The word Neka' (נקע) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְקָעִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נקע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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