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True in Hebrew is נָכוֹן (nakhón).

It can also be said חיובי or נאמן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

נָכוֹן
nakhón
adjective
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In English

true

/tɹuː/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with T

These are the Hebrew words for true as an adjective.

concurring with a given set of facts

state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result

  • חִיּוּבִיחיוביhiyúvi

loyal, faithful

This is more about the Hebrew word נָכוֹן.

Written with vowel points
נָכוֹן
Written without vowel points
נכון
Said
nakhón
Feminine form
נְכוֹנָה
Its meanings in English
true, Right, correct, Right, correct, just, Ready, prepared, willing

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with true.

These words come before and after true in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨true⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨true⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨true⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נָכוֹן⁩, said nakhón. Without vowel points it is written ⁨נכון⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨true⁩?

Besides ⁨נכון⁩, ⁨true⁩ can be said ⁨חִיּוּבִי⁩ (hiyúvi) or ⁨נֶאֱמָן⁩ (ne’eman), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨נכון⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨true⁩, ⁨נכון⁩ can mean ⁨Right, correct, Right, correct, just, and Ready, prepared, willing⁩.

How is ⁨true⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨true⁩ is pronounced ⁨/tɹuː/⁩.

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