Tuga (תוגה) means grief in Hebrew.
It can also mean woe. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
grief, woe
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tuga.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תחושת עצב עמוקה.
גַּם בִּשְׂחוֹק יִכְאַב לֵב וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ שִׂמְחָה תוּגָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tuga is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תּוּגָה
- Written without vowel points
- תוגה
- Said
- tuga
- Root
- י־ג־ה
- Pattern
- תַּקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- תּוּגוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' תּוּגוֹת; תּוּגַת־, ר' תּוּגוֹת־
- Gematria
- 414
This is how Tuga is said in other languages.
- English
- grief, woe
- Arabic
- أَسًى, حُزْن
These words mean nearly the same as Tuga.
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These words mean the opposite of Tuga.
These words rhyme with Tuga.
The word Tuga comes from the root י־ג־ה, like these words.
This is where the word Tuga comes from.
שורש פרוטו-שמי. שרד גם בערבית, "וֲוגַ'ע" وجع בהוראת כאוב,מתלונן, מתגרד.
These words come before and after Tuga in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tuga.
What does Tuga (תוגה) mean in Hebrew?
Tuga (תוגה) means grief and woe. It is said tuga, with the stress on ga.
What is a synonym for Tuga (תוגה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tuga (תוגה) are צער, עצב, דווי, and קדרות.
What is the opposite of Tuga (תוגה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tuga (תוגה) are שמחה and רינה.
What rhymes with Tuga (תוגה)?
Words that rhyme with Tuga (תוגה) include עוגה, הצגה, הפלגה, דאגה, מגע, and סוגה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תוגה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.