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Minute in Hebrew is דַּקָּה (daká).

It can also be said פרוטוקול, דקת קשת, or רגע, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

דַּקָּה
daká
noun · feminine
In English

minute

/ˈmɪnɪt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with M

These are the Hebrew words for minute as a noun.

unit of time

record of meeting

unit of angular measure

  • דַּקַּת קֶשֶׁתדקת קשתdakát késhetfeminine

short but unspecified period of time

  • רֶגַערגעrégamasculine
  • זְמַן קָצָרזמן קצרzman katsármasculine

These are the Hebrew words for minute as an adjective.

very small

very careful and exact, giving small details

These are the Hebrew words for minute as a verb.

to write the minutes of

  • סיכםsikém
  • רשם בפרוטוקולrashám baprótokol
  • רשם פרוטוקולrashám prótokol

This is more about the Hebrew word דַּקָּה.

Written with vowel points
דַּקָּה
Written without vowel points
דקה
Said
daká
Its meanings in English
minute, feminine singular indefinite form of דַּק

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with minute.

These words come before and after minute in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨minute⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨minute⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨minute⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨דַּקָּה⁩, said daká. Without vowel points it is written ⁨דקה⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨minute⁩?

Besides ⁨דקה⁩, ⁨minute⁩ can be said ⁨פְּרוֹטוֹקוֹל⁩ (protokól), ⁨דַּקַּת קֶשֶׁת⁩ (dakát késhet), ⁨רֶגַע⁩ (réga), ⁨זְמַן קָצָר⁩ (zman katsár), or ⁨זָעִיר⁩ (za'ir), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨דקה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨דקה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨דקה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨minute⁩, ⁨דקה⁩ can mean ⁨feminine singular indefinite form of דַּק⁩.

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