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Harm in Hebrew is נֶזֶק (nézek).

It can also be said הזיק, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

נֶזֶק
nézek
noun · masculine
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In English

harm

/hɑːm/ /hɑɹm/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for harm as a noun.

injury; hurt; damage

These are the Hebrew words for harm as a verb.

cause damage

  • הִזִּיקהזיקhizík

This is more about the Hebrew word נֶזֶק.

Written with vowel points
נֶזֶק
Written without vowel points
נזק
Said
nézek
Plural
נְזָקִים
Its meanings in English
harm, Damage, detriment, tort

The Hebrew dictionary's page for נזק, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with harm.

These words come before and after harm in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨harm⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨harm⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨harm⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נֶזֶק⁩, said nézek. Without vowel points it is written ⁨נזק⁩. Its plural is ⁨נְזָקִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨harm⁩?

Besides ⁨נזק⁩, ⁨harm⁩ can be said ⁨הִזִּיק⁩ (hizík), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨נזק⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨נזק⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨נזק⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨harm⁩, ⁨נזק⁩ can mean ⁨Damage, detriment and tort⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry harm 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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