'eches (עכס) means echis in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עֶכֶס
'eches
noun · masculine
In English
echis
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for 'eches.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תכשיט לולייני הנענד על הרגל.
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יָסִיר אֲדֹנָי אֵת תִּפְאֶרֶת הָעֲכָסִים וְהַשְּׁבִיסִים וְהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִים
- 2מין נחש ארסי.
- 3המילה מופיעה פעמיים במקרא בפסוק לעיל וב שמשמעותו פחות נהירה.
- 4ἔχις – צפעוני
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'eches is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֶכֶס
- Written without vowel points
- עכס
- Said
- 'eches
- Root
- ע־כ־ס
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- עֲכָסִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֲכָסִים
- Gematria
- 150
This is how 'eches is said in other languages.
- English
- echis
These words mean nearly the same as 'eches.
These words rhyme with 'eches.
The word 'eches comes from the root ע־כ־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after 'eches in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'eches.
What does 'eches (עכס) mean in Hebrew?
'eches (עכס) means echis. It is said 'eches, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for 'eches (עכס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as 'eches (עכס) are אפעה and אצעדה.
What rhymes with 'eches (עכס)?
Words that rhyme with 'eches (עכס) include נכס, רכס, רכס, and מכס.
Is 'eches (עכס) masculine or feminine?
The word 'eches (עכס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֲכָסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עכס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.