Berekh (ברך) means knee in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
knee
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Berekh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרק הרגל המחבר בין עצם הירך לשוקה.
וַתֹּאמֶר, הִנֵּה אֲמָתִי בִלְהָה; בֹּא אֵלֶיהָ, וְתֵלֵד עַל־בִּרְכַּי – וְאִבָּנֶה גַם־אָנֹכִי, מִמֶּנָּה.
- 2פניה זויתית או כיפוף בצינור. בדרך כלל בזוית ישרה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Berekh is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֶּרֶךְ
- Written without vowel points
- ברך
- Said
- berekh
- Root
- ב־ר־כ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- בִּרְכַּיִים
- Inflections
- ר' בִּרְכַּיִים
- Gematria
- 222
This is how Berekh is said in other languages.
- English
- knee
- Arabic
- بَارَكَ
- Russian
- колено
- French
- genou
- Spanish
- rodilla
These words mean nearly the same as Berekh.
These words rhyme with Berekh.
The word Berekh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כשלון ברכיים
- מי ברכיים
- נמוג ברכיים
- פיק ברכיים
- שפל ברך
- על ברכיו
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The word Berekh comes from the root ב־ר־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Berekh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Berekh.
What does Berekh (ברך) mean in Hebrew?
Berekh (ברך) means knee. It is said berekh, with the stress on be.
What is a synonym for Berekh (ברך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Berekh (ברך) are ארכובה.
What rhymes with Berekh (ברך)?
Words that rhyme with Berekh (ברך) include ערך, דרך, דרך, סרך, and פרך.
Is Berekh (ברך) masculine or feminine?
The word Berekh (ברך) is a feminine noun, and its plural is בִּרְכַּיִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ברך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.