Nekudah metah (נקודה מתה) means dead centre in Hebrew.
It can also mean dead point. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נְקֻדָּה מֵתָה
nekudah metah
noun · feminine
In English
dead centre, dead point
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nekudah metah.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1במנועים ובמכונות בוכנאיים, המצב בו הארכובה נמצאת בקו אחד עם הטלטל, אז מהירותה אפס.
The word Nekudah metah is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְקֻדָּה מֵתָה
- Written without vowel points
- נקודה מתה
- Said
- nekudah metah
- Root
- נ־ק־ד
- Plural
- נְקֻדּוֹת מֵתוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' נְקֻדּוֹת מֵתוֹת
- Gematria
- 610
This is how Nekudah metah is said in other languages.
- English
- dead centre, dead point
- French
- point mort
- German
- Totpunkt
The word Nekudah metah is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Nekudah metah comes from the root נ־ק־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Nekudah metah in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nekudah metah.
What does Nekudah metah (נקודה מתה) mean in Hebrew?
Nekudah metah (נקודה מתה) means dead centre and dead point. It is said nekudah metah, with the stress on dah.
Is Nekudah metah (נקודה מתה) masculine or feminine?
The word Nekudah metah (נקודה מתה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is נְקֻדּוֹת מֵתוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נקדה מתה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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