Makh (מך) means poor in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
poor
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Makh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראעני, מרושש, אדם שאין לו מספיק אמצעים לפרנס את עצמו או את משפחתו.
וְאִם־מָךְ הוּא מֵעֶרְכֶּךָ וְהֶעֱמִידוֹ לִפְנֵי הַכֹּהֵן וְהֶעֱרִיךְ אֹתוֹ הַכֹּהֵן עַל־פִּי אֲשֶׁר תַּשִּׂיג יַד הַנֹּדֵר יַעֲרִיכֶנּוּ הַכֹּהֵן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Makh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מָךְ
- Written without vowel points
- מך
- Said
- makh
- Root
- מ־ו־כ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- מָכִים
- Inflections
- ר' מָכִים
- Gematria
- 60
This is how Makh is said in other languages.
- English
- poor
These words mean nearly the same as Makh.
- אביוןpauper
- דך
- דל
- מסכן
- עני
- רש
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These words mean the opposite of Makh.
These words rhyme with Makh.
The word Makh comes from the root מ־ו־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Makh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Makh.
What does Makh (מך) mean in Hebrew?
Makh (מך) means poor. It is said makh, with the stress on makh.
What is a synonym for Makh (מך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Makh (מך) are אביון, דך, דל, מסכן, עני, and רש.
What is the opposite of Makh (מך)?
Words that mean the opposite of Makh (מך) are אמיד, גביר, and עשיר.
What rhymes with Makh (מך)?
Words that rhyme with Makh (מך) include משטח, מזרח, תנ"ך, רך, תותח, and מסמך.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.