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Sanktsya (סנקציה) means sanction in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

סַנְקְצְיָה
sanktsya
noun · feminine
In English

sanction

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ס

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sanktsya.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    פעולת ענישה, לרוב מניעת טובין או הרעת תנאים על ידי מוסד סמכותי כדי למנוע הפרת התחייבויות.
  2. 2
    עיצומים, אמצעי לחץ של עובדים על מעבידיהם.
  3. 3
    ביחסים בין־לאומיים, אמצעי לחץ של מדינות וגופים בין לאומיים על מדינות וגופים אחרים, לרוב אמצעים דיפלומטיים־כלכליים לשם מניעת הפרה של חוקים או התחייבויות בינלאומיות או פגיעה בשקט אזורי.

The word Sanktsya is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
סַנְקְצְיָה
Written without vowel points
סנקציה
Said
sanktsya
Plural
סַנְקְצְיוֹת
Inflections
סַנְקְצְיַת⁻, ר׳ סַנְקְצְיוֹת
Gematria
315

This is how Sanktsya is said in other languages.

English
sanction

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What does Sanktsya (⁨סנקציה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Sanktsya (⁨סנקציה⁩) means sanction. It is said sanktsya, with the stress on sank.

What is a synonym for Sanktsya (⁨סנקציה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Sanktsya (⁨סנקציה⁩) are ⁨עונש⁩ and ⁨עצום⁩.

What is the opposite of Sanktsya (⁨סנקציה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Sanktsya (⁨סנקציה⁩) are ⁨תגמול⁩.

Is Sanktsya (⁨סנקציה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Sanktsya (⁨סנקציה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨סַנְקְצְיוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סנקציה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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