Makhazay (מחזאי) means playwright in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַחֲזַאי
makhazay
noun · masculine
In English
playwright
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Makhazay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם הכותב מחזות.
The word Makhazay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַחֲזַאי
- Written without vowel points
- מחזאי
- Said
- makhazay
- Root
- ח־ז־ה
- Plural
- מַחֲזַאִים
- Feminine form
- מַחֲזַאִית
- Inflections
- נ' מַחֲזַאִית, ר' מַחֲזַאִים
- Gematria
- 66
This is how Makhazay is said in other languages.
- English
- playwright
- French
- dramaturge
- Spanish
- dramaturgo
- German
- Bühnenautor
These words rhyme with Makhazay.
The word Makhazay comes from the root ח־ז־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Makhazay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Makhazay.
What does Makhazay (מחזאי) mean in Hebrew?
Makhazay (מחזאי) means playwright. It is said makhazay, with the stress on zay.
What rhymes with Makhazay (מחזאי)?
Words that rhyme with Makhazay (מחזאי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
Is Makhazay (מחזאי) masculine or feminine?
The word Makhazay (מחזאי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַחֲזַאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מחזאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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