Hesekh et raglav (הסך את רגליו) means relieve oneself in Hebrew.
It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הֵסֵךְ אֶת רַגְלָיו
hesekh et raglav
verb
In English
relieve oneself
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hesekh et raglav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצהעשה צרכים.
וְהוּא יָצָא, וַעֲבָדָיו בָּאוּ – וַיִּרְאוּ, וְהִנֵּה דַּלְתוֹת הָעֲלִיָּה נְעֻלוֹת; וַיֹּאמְרוּ, אַךְ מֵסִיךְ הוּא אֶת־רַגְלָיו בַּחֲדַר הַמְּקֵרָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Hesekh et raglav is a verb.
- Written with vowel points
- הֵסֵךְ אֶת רַגְלָיו
- Written without vowel points
- הסך את רגליו
- Said
- hesekh et raglav
- Gematria
- 735
This is how Hesekh et raglav is said in other languages.
- English
- relieve oneself
These words mean nearly the same as Hesekh et raglav.
- חרבן
- חרבוןdefecation
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These words come before and after Hesekh et raglav in the dictionary.
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What does Hesekh et raglav (הסך את רגליו) mean in Hebrew?
Hesekh et raglav (הסך את רגליו) means relieve oneself. It is said hesekh et raglav, with the stress on sekh.
What is a synonym for Hesekh et raglav (הסך את רגליו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hesekh et raglav (הסך את רגליו) are חרבן and חרבון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הסך רגלים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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