Rak (רק) means only in Hebrew.
It is a conjunction, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
only
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rak.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מילה שבאה למעט את האמור לפניה או לחזק ולמעט שינוי מהאמור אחריה. בלעדי
וַיַּרְא יהוה כִּי רַבָּה רָעַת הָאָדָם בָּאָרֶץ; וְכָל־יֵצֶר מַחְשְׁבֹת לִבֹּו רַק רַע כָּל־הַיּוֹם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rak is a conjunction.
- Written with vowel points
- רַק
- Written without vowel points
- רק
- Said
- rak
- Root
- ר־י־ק
- Pattern
- קַל
- Gematria
- 300
This is how Rak is said in other languages.
- English
- only
- Yiddish
- נאָר
These words mean nearly the same as Rak.
- אךyet
- בלבד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Rak.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Rak.
The word Rak is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אך ורק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Rak comes from the root ר־י־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Rak in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rak.
What does Rak (רק) mean in Hebrew?
Rak (רק) means only. It is said rak, with the stress on rak.
What is a synonym for Rak (רק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rak (רק) are אך and בלבד.
What is the opposite of Rak (רק)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rak (רק) are אף and גם.
What rhymes with Rak (רק)?
Words that rhyme with Rak (רק) include ירק, משחק, חזק, מוצק, חיידק, and מרחק.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.