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Surrender in Hebrew is נִכְנַע (nikhná).

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

נִכְנַע
nikhná
verb
In English

surrender

/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/ /səˈɹɛndɚ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for surrender as a verb.

transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another

  • נִכְנַענכנעnikhná

This is more about the Hebrew word נִכְנַע.

Written with vowel points
נִכְנַע
Written without vowel points
נכנע
Said
nikhná
Its meanings in English
surrender, to surrender, to be brought low, subdued

These English words share a Hebrew word with surrender.

These words come before and after surrender in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨surrender⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨surrender⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨surrender⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נִכְנַע⁩, said nikhná. Without vowel points it is written ⁨נכנע⁩.

What else does ⁨נכנע⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨surrender⁩, ⁨נכנע⁩ can mean ⁨to surrender and to be brought low, subdued⁩.

How is ⁨surrender⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨surrender⁩ is pronounced ⁨/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/, /səˈɹɛndɚ/⁩.

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