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Nearly in Hebrew is כִּמְעַט (kim'át).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

כִּמְעַט
kim'át
adverb
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

nearly

/ˈnɪəli/ /ˈnɪɹli/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with N

These are the Hebrew words for nearly as an adverb.

almost, but not quite

This is more about the Hebrew word כִּמְעַט.

Written with vowel points
כִּמְעַט
Written without vowel points
כמעט
Said
kim'át
Its meanings in English
nearly, almost

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with nearly.

These words come before and after nearly in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨nearly⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨nearly⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨nearly⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כִּמְעַט⁩, said kim'át. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כמעט⁩.

What else does ⁨כמעט⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨nearly⁩, ⁨כמעט⁩ can mean ⁨almost⁩.

How is ⁨nearly⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨nearly⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈnɪəli/, /ˈnɪɹli/⁩.

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