Akhorayim (אחוריים) means hindquarters in Hebrew.
It can also mean rear and rump. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hindquarters, rear, rump
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Akhorayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1איבר הממוקם מאחורי האגן בסוף הגב התחתון, הכולל זוג מסות שריר ושומן.
עֹמֵד עַל־שְׁנֵי עָשָׂר בָּקָר, שְׁלֹשָׁה פֹנִים צָפוֹנָה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה פֹנִים יָמָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה פֹּנִים נֶגְבָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה פֹּנִים מִזְרָחָה, וְהַיָּם עֲלֵיהֶם, מִלְמָעְלָה; וְכָל־אֲחֹרֵיהֶם, בָּיְתָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Akhorayim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲחוֹרַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- אחוריים
- Said
- akhorayim
- Root
- א־ח־ר
- Inflections
- אֲחוֹרֵי־
- Gematria
- 275
This is how Akhorayim is said in other languages.
- English
- hindquarters, rear, rump
- Arabic
- رِدْف
These words mean nearly the same as Akhorayim.
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These words mean the opposite of Akhorayim.
These words rhyme with Akhorayim.
The word Akhorayim comes from the root א־ח־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Akhorayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Akhorayim.
What does Akhorayim (אחוריים) mean in Hebrew?
Akhorayim (אחוריים) means hindquarters, rear, and rump. It is said akhorayim, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Akhorayim (אחוריים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Akhorayim (אחוריים) are טוסיק, ישבן, עכוז, שת, תחת, and עגבה.
What is the opposite of Akhorayim (אחוריים)?
Words that mean the opposite of Akhorayim (אחוריים) are חרטום.
What rhymes with Akhorayim (אחוריים)?
Words that rhyme with Akhorayim (אחוריים) include מים, ירושלים, שמיים, מצרים, מאזניים, and צוהריים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אחורים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.