Calm down in Hebrew is נִרְגַּע (nirgá).
It can also be said הרגיע, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
נִרְגַּע
nirgá
verb
In English
calm down
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for calm down as a verb.
To become less excited
- נִרְגַּענרגעnirgá
To cause to become less excited
- הִרְגִּיעַהרגיעhirgía
This is more about the Hebrew word נִרְגַּע.
- Written with vowel points
- נִרְגַּע
- Written without vowel points
- נרגע
- Said
- nirgá
- Its meanings in English
- calm down, to calm down
These English words share a Hebrew word with calm down.
These words come before and after calm down in the list.
These are the questions people ask about calm down in Hebrew.
How do you say calm down in Hebrew?
calm down in Hebrew is נִרְגַּע, said nirgá. Without vowel points it is written נרגע.
What are other Hebrew words for calm down?
Besides נרגע, calm down can be said הִרְגִּיעַ (hirgía), depending on the meaning.
What else does נרגע mean in English?
Besides calm down, נרגע can mean to calm down.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry calm down 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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