Makhokh (מחוך) means corset in Hebrew.
It can also mean girdle. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מָחוֹךְ
makhokh
noun · masculine
In English
corset, girdle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Makhokh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פריט לבוש תחתון העשוי מחומר קשיח ונועד לעיצוב הגוף.
The word Makhokh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מָחוֹךְ
- Written without vowel points
- מחוך
- Said
- makhokh
- Root
- ח־כ־כ
- Pattern
- מַקְטוֹל
- Plural
- מְחוֹכִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְחוֹכִים, מְחוֹךְ־, ר' מְחוֹכֵי־
- Gematria
- 74
This is how Makhokh is said in other languages.
- English
- corset, girdle
- Russian
- корсет
- French
- corset
These words rhyme with Makhokh.
The word Makhokh comes from the root ח־כ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Makhokh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Makhokh.
What does Makhokh (מחוך) mean in Hebrew?
Makhokh (מחוך) means corset and girdle. It is said makhokh, with the stress on khokh.
What rhymes with Makhokh (מחוך)?
Words that rhyme with Makhokh (מחוך) include תוך, סמוך, ארוך, רוך, שרוך, and מדוך.
Is Makhokh (מחוך) masculine or feminine?
The word Makhokh (מחוך) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְחוֹכִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מחוך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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