This is what the Hebrew word Zakuk (זקוק) means.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
זָקוּק
zakuk
adjective
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Zakuk.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדוק וקשור.
- 2הלכהקשור/ה בקשר מחייב של יבום הניתר רק בחליצה.
- 3צריך או מוכרח.
The word Zakuk is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- זָקוּק
- Written without vowel points
- זקוק
- Said
- zakuk
- Root
- ז־ק־ק
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- זְקוּקִים
- Feminine form
- זְקוּקָה
- Inflections
- נ' זְקוּקָה, ר' זְקוּקִים, נ"ר זְקוּקוֹת
- Gematria
- 213
These words mean nearly the same as Zakuk.
- צריךhave to
- מוכרח
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These words rhyme with Zakuk.
The word Zakuk comes from the root ז־ק־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Zakuk in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zakuk.
What is a synonym for Zakuk (זקוק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zakuk (זקוק) are צריך and מוכרח.
What rhymes with Zakuk (זקוק)?
Words that rhyme with Zakuk (זקוק) include בקבוק, שוק, זיקוק, חלוק, ג'וק, and דפוק.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זקוק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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