Zakay (זכאי) means entitled in Hebrew.
It can also mean eligible and Zach. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
entitled, eligible, Zach
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Zakay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שהובא בפלילים ונמצא פטור מעונש.
- 2שראוי לקבל או לעשות דבר מה.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר
אַחֲרָיו הֶחֱרָה הֶחֱזִיק בָּרוּךְ בֶּן-זַכַּי מִדָּה שֵׁנִית מִן-הַמִּקְצוֹעַ עַד-פֶּתַח בֵּית אֶלְיָשִׁיב הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zakay is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- זַכַּאי
- Written without vowel points
- זכאי
- Said
- zakay
- Root
- ז־כ־ה
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- זַכָּאִים
- Feminine form
- זַכָּאִית
- Inflections
- נ' זַכָּאִית, ר' זַכָּאִים, נ"ר זַכָּאִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 38
This is how Zakay is said in other languages.
- English
- entitled, eligible, Zach
These words mean nearly the same as Zakay.
- זכותmerit
- חף מפשעinnocent
- מגיע לו
- צדיקjust
- רשאי
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These words mean the opposite of Zakay.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Zakay.
The word Zakay comes from the root ז־כ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Zakay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zakay.
What does Zakay (זכאי) mean in Hebrew?
Zakay (זכאי) means entitled, eligible, and Zach. It is said zakay, with the stress on kay.
What is a synonym for Zakay (זכאי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zakay (זכאי) are זכות, חף מפשע, מגיע לו, צדיק, and רשאי.
What is the opposite of Zakay (זכאי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Zakay (זכאי) are איסור, אשם, חייב, מנוע, and רשע.
What rhymes with Zakay (זכאי)?
Words that rhyme with Zakay (זכאי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זכאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.