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Nemek (נמק) means gangrene in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

נֶמֶק
nemek
noun · masculine
In English

gangrene

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with נ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Nemek.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ריקבון של חלק מרקמת הגוף החי (רגל, יד, אצבע וכד').

The word Nemek is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
נֶמֶק
Written without vowel points
נמק
Said
nemek
Root
נ־מ־ק
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
נְמָקִים
Inflections
ר' נְמָקִים; ס"ר נִמְקֵי־, הפסק: נָמֶק
Gematria
190

This is how Nemek is said in other languages.

English
gangrene
Arabic
الغنغرينا
German
Gangrän
Yiddish
גאַנגרענע

These words rhyme with Nemek.

These words come before and after Nemek in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Nemek.

What does Nemek (⁨נמק⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Nemek (⁨נמק⁩) means gangrene. It is said nemek, with the stress on ne.

What rhymes with Nemek (⁨נמק⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Nemek (⁨נמק⁩) include ⁨עמק⁩.

Is Nemek (⁨נמק⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Nemek (⁨נמק⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨נְמָקִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נמק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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