Nekhama (נחמה) means consolation in Hebrew.
It can also mean comfort and condolence. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
consolation, comfort, condolence
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nekhama.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דבר שביכולתו להשכיח תחושת קושי וכאב, ולהקל על המצב הרע.
זֹאת נֶחָמָתִי בְעָנְיִי כִּי אִמְרָתְךָ חִיָּתְנִי.
- 2שם פרטי לנקבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nekhama is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֶחָמָה
- Written without vowel points
- נחמה
- Said
- nekhama
- Root
- נ־ח־מ
- Pattern
- קַטָּלָה
- Plural
- נֶחָמוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' נֶחָמוֹת; נֶחָמַת־, ר' נֶחָמוֹת־
- Gematria
- 103
This is how Nekhama is said in other languages.
- English
- consolation, comfort, condolence
These words mean nearly the same as Nekhama.
- נחוםNahum
- תנחומים
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These words rhyme with Nekhama.
The word Nekhama is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נחמה פורתא
- חצי נחמה
- צרת רבים חצי נחמה
- צרת רבים נחמת טיפשים
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The word Nekhama comes from the root נ־ח־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Nekhama in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nekhama.
What does Nekhama (נחמה) mean in Hebrew?
Nekhama (נחמה) means consolation, comfort, and condolence. It is said nekhama, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Nekhama (נחמה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nekhama (נחמה) are נחום and תנחומים.
What rhymes with Nekhama (נחמה)?
Words that rhyme with Nekhama (נחמה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, and רמה.
Is Nekhama (נחמה) masculine or feminine?
The word Nekhama (נחמה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is נֶחָמוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.