Clean in Hebrew is נָקִי (nakí).
It can also be said טהור or נקה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
clean
/kliːn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for clean as an adjective.
not dirty
- נָקִינקיnakí
pure, especially morally or religiously
- טָהוֹרטהורtahórIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for clean as a verb.
(transitive) to tidy up
- נִקָּהנקהniká
This is more about the Hebrew word נָקִי.
- Written with vowel points
- נָקִי
- Written without vowel points
- נקי
- Said
- nakí
- Its meanings in English
- clean, net
These English words share a Hebrew word with clean.
These words come before and after clean in the list.
These are the questions people ask about clean in Hebrew.
How do you say clean in Hebrew?
clean in Hebrew is נָקִי, said nakí. Without vowel points it is written נקי.
What are other Hebrew words for clean?
Besides נקי, clean can be said טָהוֹר (tahór) or נִקָּה (niká), depending on the meaning.
What else does נקי mean in English?
Besides clean, נקי can mean net.
How is clean pronounced in English?
clean is pronounced /kliːn/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry clean 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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