Anakh (אנך) means plumb line in Hebrew.
It can also mean plumb, lead, leadline, perpendicular, and perpendiculaire. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
plumb line, plumb, lead, leadline
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Anakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1משקולת התלויה בקצהו של חוט שבאמצעותה בדקו אם החומה ישרה.
וְהִנֵּה אֲדֹנָי נִצָּב עַל חוֹמַת אֲנָךְ וּבְיָדוֹ אֲנָךְ
- 2ימאותבספינות: שם נרדף לאנך עומק, חבל ובקצהו משקולת עופרת למדידת עומק המים וסוג הקרקעית.
- 3קו ניצב, קו שיוצר עם קו שני זווית ישרה (90°).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Anakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲנָךְ
- Written without vowel points
- אנך
- Said
- anakh
- Root
- א־נ־כ
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Gematria
- 71
This is how Anakh is said in other languages.
- English
- plumb line, plumb, lead, leadline, perpendicular, perpendiculaire
- French
- plomb
These words mean nearly the same as Anakh.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Anakh.
- פלס
- מקביל
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The word Anakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Anakh comes from the root א־נ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Anakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Anakh.
What does Anakh (אנך) mean in Hebrew?
Anakh (אנך) means plumb line, plumb, and lead. It is said anakh, with the stress on kh.
What is a synonym for Anakh (אנך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Anakh (אנך) are חבל האנך, אנך עומק, ניצב, and אורתוגונאל.
What is the opposite of Anakh (אנך)?
Words that mean the opposite of Anakh (אנך) are פלס and מקביל.
Is Anakh (אנך) masculine or feminine?
The word Anakh (אנך) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אנך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.