Not necessarily in Hebrew is לאו דווקא (lav dávka).
It can also be said לאו דוקא, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
לאו דווקא
lav dávka
phrase
In English
not necessarily
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the phrase not necessarily.
Translations
- לאו דווקאlav dávka
- לָאו דַּוְקָאלאו דוקא
These words come before and after not necessarily in the list.
These are the questions people ask about not necessarily in Hebrew.
How do you say not necessarily in Hebrew?
not necessarily in Hebrew is לאו דווקא, said lav dávka.
What are other Hebrew words for not necessarily?
Besides לאו דווקא, not necessarily can be said לָאו דַּוְקָא, depending on the meaning.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry not necessarily 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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