Nekhe ru'akh (נכה רוח) means contrite in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
contrite
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nekhe ru'akh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שנגרמה לו עגמת נפש, ומצב רוחו ירוד.
The word Nekhe ru'akh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נְכֵה רוּחַ
- Written without vowel points
- נכה רוח
- Said
- nekhe ru'akh
- Plural
- נְכֵי־רוּחַ
- Feminine form
- נְכַת־רוּחַ
- Inflections
- נ' נְכַת־רוּחַ, ר' נְכֵי־רוּחַ
- Gematria
- 289
This is how Nekhe ru'akh is said in other languages.
- English
- contrite
These words mean nearly the same as Nekhe ru'akh.
- מר נפש
- מדוכא
- עצוב
- לב שבור
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These words mean the opposite of Nekhe ru'akh.
- גאה
- שמח וטוב לב
- מרומם
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These words come before and after Nekhe ru'akh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nekhe ru'akh.
What does Nekhe ru'akh (נכה רוח) mean in Hebrew?
Nekhe ru'akh (נכה רוח) means contrite. It is said nekhe ru'akh, with the stress on khe ru'.
What is a synonym for Nekhe ru'akh (נכה רוח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nekhe ru'akh (נכה רוח) are מר נפש, מדוכא, עצוב, and לב שבור.
What is the opposite of Nekhe ru'akh (נכה רוח)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nekhe ru'akh (נכה רוח) are גאה, שמח וטוב לב, and מרומם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נכה רוח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.