Tack in Hebrew is נַעַץ (náats).
It can also be said מכלב or פקם, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
tack
/tæk/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for tack as a noun.
small nail
- נַעַץנעץnáatsmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
loose seam
- מַכְלֵבמכלבmakhlevmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for tack as a verb.
nautical: to turn the bow through the wind
- פָּקַםפקםpakāmmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word נַעַץ.
- Written with vowel points
- נַעַץ
- Written without vowel points
- נעץ
- Said
- náats
- Plural
- נְעָצִים
- Its meanings in English
- tack, thumbtack
The Hebrew dictionary's page for נעץ, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with tack.
These words come before and after tack in the list.
These are the questions people ask about tack in Hebrew.
How do you say tack in Hebrew?
tack in Hebrew is נַעַץ, said náats. Without vowel points it is written נעץ. Its plural is נְעָצִים.
What are other Hebrew words for tack?
Besides נעץ, tack can be said מַכְלֵב (makhlev) or פָּקַם (pakām), depending on the meaning.
Is נעץ masculine or feminine?
The word נעץ is masculine.
What else does נעץ mean in English?
Besides tack, נעץ can mean thumbtack.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry tack and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.