Pik birkayim (פיק ברכיים) means trepidation in Hebrew.
It can also mean knee buckling. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פִּיק בִּרְכַּיִם
pik birkayim
noun · masculine
In English
trepidation, knee buckling
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pik birkayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כשהברכים רועדות וההולך נכשל בהליכתו בדר"כ כתוצאה מפחד וחלחלה.
בּוּקָה וּמְבוּקָה, וּמְבֻלָּקָה; וְלֵב נָמֵס וּפִק בִּרְכַּיִם, וְחַלְחָלָה בְּכָל-מָתְנַיִם, וּפְנֵי כֻלָּם, קִבְּצוּ פָארוּר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pik birkayim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּיק בִּרְכַּיִם
- Written without vowel points
- פיק ברכיים
- Said
- pik birkayim
- Gematria
- 472
This is how Pik birkayim is said in other languages.
- English
- trepidation, knee buckling
These words come before and after Pik birkayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pik birkayim.
What does Pik birkayim (פיק ברכיים) mean in Hebrew?
Pik birkayim (פיק ברכיים) means trepidation and knee buckling. It is said pik birkayim, with the stress on ka.
Is Pik birkayim (פיק ברכיים) masculine or feminine?
The word Pik birkayim (פיק ברכיים) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פיק ברכים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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