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Akhu (אחו) means pasture in Hebrew.

It can also mean meadow. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אָחוּ
akhu
noun · masculine
In English

pasture, meadow

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives one meaning for Akhu.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שטח אדמה מכוסה עשב המשמש לרוב למרעה.
    וְהִנֵּה מִן־הַיְאֹר עֹלֹת שֶׁבַע פָּרוֹת יְפוֹת מַרְאֶה וּבְרִיאֹת בָּשָׂר, וַתִּרְעֶינָה בָּאָחוּ.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Akhu is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אָחוּ
Written without vowel points
אחו
Said
akhu
Root
א־ח־ה
Plural
אֲחָוִים
Inflections
ר' אֲחָוִים; אָחוּ־, ר' אַחְוֵי־; כ' אַחְוִי
Gematria
15

This is how Akhu is said in other languages.

English
pasture, meadow

These words mean nearly the same as Akhu.

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The word Akhu is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • אחו לח

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The word Akhu comes from the root א־ח־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Akhu in the dictionary.

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What does Akhu (⁨אחו⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Akhu (⁨אחו⁩) means pasture and meadow. It is said akhu, with the stress on a.

What is a synonym for Akhu (⁨אחו⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Akhu (⁨אחו⁩) are ⁨אפר⁩, ⁨כר⁩, ⁨מרעה⁩, ⁨שדה⁩, ⁨דובר⁩, and ⁨אגם⁩.

Is Akhu (⁨אחו⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Akhu (⁨אחו⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨אֲחָוִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אחו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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