nekama
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n. Revenge.
Example Sentences
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"If you check out the Artscroll on Av Harachamim you will read that real nekama is up to Hashem. We are not vengeful or out for blood." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
נְקָמָה
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
nikama, nikamah, nekamah
Notes
Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.
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