Skip to main content

Revenge in Hebrew is נְקָמָה (nekamá).

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

נְקָמָה
nekamá
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

revenge

/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with R

These are the Hebrew words for revenge as a noun.

retaliatory action

This is more about the Hebrew word נְקָמָה.

Written with vowel points
נְקָמָה
Written without vowel points
נקמה
Said
nekamá
Plural
נְקָמוֹת
Its meanings in English
revenge, revenge, vengeance

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

These words come before and after revenge in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨revenge⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨revenge⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨revenge⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נְקָמָה⁩, said nekamá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨נקמה⁩. Its plural is ⁨נְקָמוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨נקמה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨נקמה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨נקמה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨revenge⁩, ⁨נקמה⁩ can mean ⁨revenge, vengeance⁩.

How is ⁨revenge⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨revenge⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/, /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry revenge and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Keep exploring