how to say “victory” in Hebrew
נִצָּחוֹן
The Biblical Hebrew root נ.צ.ח (n.ts.kh) means power and force, so that the common term in סֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים – the Book of Psalms (SEH-fehr teh-hee-LEEM), לַמְנַצֵּחַ (lahm-nah-TSEH-ahkh), means to/of the one who makes an impact – or one who signs in an exclamatory fashion. Likewise, נֶצַח (NEH-tsahkh) means eternal – that whose force lasts forever.As Hebrew evolved, the root נ.צ.ח came to be used in the context of prevailing or winning. לְנַצֵּחַ (leh-nah-TSEH-ahkh) means to win, while נִצָּחוֹן (nee-tsah-KHOHN) is a victory.
For example:
דֶּרֶךְ נִצְּחוֹנוֹ בְּמִשְׂחֲקֵי לוֹנְדּוֹן, נֹעָם גֶּרְשׁוֹנִי מְלַמֵּד מַה זֶּה נִצָּחוֹן אֲמִתִּי.
Through his victory in the London games, Noam Gershony teaches what true victory is.
I believe it’s no coincidence that the root נ.צ.ח (power, prevailing) and the root around yesterday’s dose – צ.נ.ח (ts.n.kh – falling dramatically) – are almost identical.