Nokhakh (נוכח) means opposite, facing in Hebrew.
It can also mean in light of, considering. It is a preposition, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
opposite, facing, in light of, considering
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nokhakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מילת יחס שמתארת מיקום של דבר מול דבר אחר. גם בצרוף מילת היחס לְ־(לְנֹכַח: למול).
וַיַּצֵּג אֶת הַמַּקְלוֹת אֲשֶׁר פִּצֵּל בָּרֳהָטִים בְּשִׁקֲתוֹת הַמָּיִם אֲשֶׁר תָּבֹאןָ הַצֹּאן לִשְׁתּוֹת לְנֹכַח הַצֹּאן
- 2בהשאלהלאור, בהתחשב ל־, בשים לב אל. גם בצרוף מילת היחס לְ־:לְנֹכַח.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nokhakh is a preposition.
- Written with vowel points
- נֹכַח
- Written without vowel points
- נוכח
- Said
- nokhakh
- Root
- נ־כ־ח
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Inflections
- נִכְחוֹ, נִכְחָהּ
- Gematria
- 84
This is how Nokhakh is said in other languages.
- English
- opposite, facing, in light of, considering
- Arabic
- أَمامَ, في ظِلّ
These words mean nearly the same as Nokhakh.
- לפני
- מול
- נגדagainst
- קבלbefore
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Nokhakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הביט נכחו
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These words come before and after Nokhakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nokhakh.
What does Nokhakh (נוכח) mean in Hebrew?
Nokhakh (נוכח) means opposite, facing and in light of, considering. It is said nokhakh, with the stress on no.
What is a synonym for Nokhakh (נוכח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nokhakh (נוכח) are לפני, מול, נגד, and קבל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נכח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.