Nirgan (נרגן) means fuming in Hebrew.
It can also mean quarrelsome, complaining, and repining. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fuming, quarrelsome, complaining, repining
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nirgan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כעוס ומוכן לריב.
דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי-בָטֶן
- 2מתלונן וכועס, מלא תרעומת, מתרעם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nirgan is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נִרְגָּן
- Written without vowel points
- נרגן
- Said
- nirgan
- Root
- ר־ג־נ
- Pattern
- נִקְטָל
- Plural
- נִרְגָּנִים
- Feminine form
- נִרְגֵּנֶת
- Inflections
- ר' נִרְגָּנִים, נ' נִרְגֵּנֶת
- Gematria
- 303
This is how Nirgan is said in other languages.
- English
- fuming, quarrelsome, complaining, repining
These words mean nearly the same as Nirgan.
- קוטר
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These words rhyme with Nirgan.
The word Nirgan comes from the root ר־ג־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Nirgan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nirgan.
What does Nirgan (נרגן) mean in Hebrew?
Nirgan (נרגן) means fuming, quarrelsome, and complaining. It is said nirgan, with the stress on gan.
What is a synonym for Nirgan (נרגן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nirgan (נרגן) are קוטר.
What rhymes with Nirgan (נרגן)?
Words that rhyme with Nirgan (נרגן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נרגן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.