Emek (עמק) means valley in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
valley
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Emek.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חבל ארץ מישורי הנמוך מסביבתו; שגודלו יכול להשתנות מכמה קילומטרים רבועים למאות.
וְהָעֲמָלֵקִי וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי יוֹשֵׁב בָּעֵמֶק מָחָר פְּנוּ וּסְעוּ לָכֶם הַמִּדְבָּר דֶּרֶךְ יַם-סוּף
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Emek is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֵמֶק
- Written without vowel points
- עמק
- Said
- emek
- Root
- ע־מ־ק
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- עֲמָקִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֲמָקִים
- Gematria
- 210
This is how Emek is said in other languages.
- English
- valley
- Arabic
- وادي
- Russian
- долина
- Spanish
- valle
- German
- Senke
These words mean nearly the same as Emek.
These words mean the opposite of Emek.
- הרMt.
- רמה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Emek.
The word Emek is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בא לעמק השוה
- עמק ביקוע
- עמק הבכא
- עמק עכור
- עמק קרחוני
- עמק רפאים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Emek comes from the root ע־מ־ק, like these words.
This is where the word Emek comes from.
בפיניקית "עמק" באותה משמעות. אכדית emūqu = במשמעות כוח, חוזק. ראו -;וגם -. אוגריתית: עמק. סורית קלאסית: ˁmaḳ = להשתרע לעומק. געז: ˁamaqa =עמוק. ערבית: عمق = להעשות עמוק.
These words come before and after Emek in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Emek.
What does Emek (עמק) mean in Hebrew?
Emek (עמק) means valley. It is said emek, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for Emek (עמק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Emek (עמק) are בקעה, גיא, and ואדי.
What is the opposite of Emek (עמק)?
Words that mean the opposite of Emek (עמק) are הר and רמה.
What rhymes with Emek (עמק)?
Words that rhyme with Emek (עמק) include נמק.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עמק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.