נכה

Hebrew
Root
נ־כ־ה (n-k-h)

Etymology

Compare with Arabic نَكَى (nakā, “to vex, hurt, upset”)

Pronunciation

Verb

נִכָּה • (nika) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניכה

Noun

נָכֶה • (nakhé) m

  1. A cripple.
    עֲבוּר הנָכִים.
    for the disabled (normally written next to the seats reserved for disabled people)

Usage notes

Commonly pronounced nekhé (pl. nekhím) in modern Hebrew.

References

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