Makhane avoda (מחנה עבודה) means labor camp in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַחֲנֶה עֲבוֹדָה
makhane avoda
noun · masculine
In English
labor camp
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Makhane avoda.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מתקן שהוקם בידי הנאצים בתקופת מלחמת העולם השנייה שנועד לנצל בכפייה כוח עבודה למטרות שונות.
- 2מחנה עבודות כפייה שהוקם לצורכי ענישה בברית המועצות, גולאג.
- 3קבוצת נוער שנשלחה לעבודה בהתנדבות, בעיקר בקיבוצים.
The word Makhane avoda is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַחֲנֶה עֲבוֹדָה
- Written without vowel points
- מחנה עבודה
- Said
- makhane avoda
- Plural
- מַחֲנוֹת עֲבוֹדָה
- Inflections
- ר' מַחֲנוֹת עֲבוֹדָה
- Gematria
- 190
This is how Makhane avoda is said in other languages.
- English
- labor camp
- Arabic
- مُخَيَّم عَمَل, مُعَسْكَر عَمَل, مُخَيَّم عَمَل تَطَوُّعِيّ
- German
- arbeitslager
These words come before and after Makhane avoda in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Makhane avoda.
What does Makhane avoda (מחנה עבודה) mean in Hebrew?
Makhane avoda (מחנה עבודה) means labor camp. It is said makhane avoda, with the stress on ne.
Is Makhane avoda (מחנה עבודה) masculine or feminine?
The word Makhane avoda (מחנה עבודה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַחֲנוֹת עֲבוֹדָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מחנה עבודה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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