Bad luck in Hebrew is נַחְס (nakhs).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
נַחְס
nakhs
noun · masculine
In English
bad luck
/bæd lʌk/
These are the Hebrew words for bad luck as a noun.
misfortune
- נַחְסנחסnakhsmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word נַחְס.
- Written with vowel points
- נַחְס
- Written without vowel points
- נחס
- Said
- nakhs
- Its meanings in English
- bad luck, bad luck, misfortune, a jinx
These words come before and after bad luck in the list.
These are the questions people ask about bad luck in Hebrew.
How do you say bad luck in Hebrew?
bad luck in Hebrew is נַחְס, said nakhs. Without vowel points it is written נחס.
Is נחס masculine or feminine?
The word נחס is masculine.
What else does נחס mean in English?
Besides bad luck, נחס can mean bad luck, misfortune and a jinx.
How is bad luck pronounced in English?
bad luck is pronounced /bæd lʌk/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry bad luck and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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