Lakh (לח) means damp in Hebrew.
It can also mean moist. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
damp, moist
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Lakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ספוג במים (או נוזל אחר על בסיס מים).
מִיַּיִן וְשֵׁכָר יַזִּיר, חֹמֶץ יַיִן וְחֹמֶץ שֵׁכָר לֹא יִשְׁתֶּה; וְכָל־מִשְׁרַת עֲנָבִים לֹא יִשְׁתֶּה, וַעֲנָבִים לַחִים וִיבֵשִׁים לֹא יֹאכֵל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Lakh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- לַח
- Written without vowel points
- לח
- Said
- lakh
- Root
- ל־ח־ח
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- : לַחִים
- Feminine form
- : לֶחָה
- Inflections
- ר': לַחִים, נ': לֶחָה, נ"ר: לַחוֹת
- Gematria
- 38
This is how Lakh is said in other languages.
- English
- damp, moist
- Arabic
- رطب
- Russian
- влажный
- French
- humide, moite
- Spanish
- húmedo
- German
- feucht
- Yiddish
- פֿײַכט
These words mean nearly the same as Lakh.
- רטוב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Lakh.
- יבש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Lakh.
The word Lakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אקלים לח
- בעלי אף לח
- מגבון לח
- מידת הלח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Lakh comes from the root ל־ח־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Lakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lakh.
What does Lakh (לח) mean in Hebrew?
Lakh (לח) means damp and moist. It is said lakh, with the stress on lakh.
What is a synonym for Lakh (לח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Lakh (לח) are רטוב.
What is the opposite of Lakh (לח)?
Words that mean the opposite of Lakh (לח) are יבש.
What rhymes with Lakh (לח)?
Words that rhyme with Lakh (לח) include משטח, מזרח, תנ"ך, רך, תותח, and מסמך.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.