Nil'ag (נלעג) means ridiculous in Hebrew.
It can also mean preposterous and ludicrous. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ridiculous, preposterous, ludicrous
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nil'ag.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עלוב, בזוי, גרוטסקי, מושם ללעג.
אֶת עַם נוֹעָז לֹא תִרְאֶה, עַם עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה מִשְּׁמוֹעַ, נִלְעַג לָשׁוֹן אֵין בִּינָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nil'ag is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נִלְעָג
- Written without vowel points
- נלעג
- Said
- nil'ag
- Root
- ל־ע־ג
- Pattern
- נִקְטָל
- Plural
- נִלְעָגִים
- Feminine form
- נִלְעֶגֶת
- Inflections
- נ' נִלְעֶגֶת; ר' נִלְעָגִים
- Gematria
- 153
This is how Nil'ag is said in other languages.
- English
- ridiculous, preposterous, ludicrous
These words mean nearly the same as Nil'ag.
- גרוטסקי
- עלובmiserable
- מגוחךridiculous
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Nil'ag.
- תמיםwhole
- ערך
- חשוב
- נערץ
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These words rhyme with Nil'ag.
The word Nil'ag comes from the root ל־ע־ג, like these words.
These words come before and after Nil'ag in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nil'ag.
What does Nil'ag (נלעג) mean in Hebrew?
Nil'ag (נלעג) means ridiculous, preposterous, and ludicrous. It is said nil'ag, with the stress on ag.
What is a synonym for Nil'ag (נלעג)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nil'ag (נלעג) are גרוטסקי, עלוב, and מגוחך.
What is the opposite of Nil'ag (נלעג)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nil'ag (נלעג) are תמים, ערך, חשוב, and נערץ.
What rhymes with Nil'ag (נלעג)?
Words that rhyme with Nil'ag (נלעג) include דג, חג, פג, גג, מנהג, and דייג.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נלעג of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.