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Makhoz (מחוז) means region in Hebrew.

It can also mean district. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מָחוֹז
makhoz
noun · masculine
In English

region, district

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Makhoz.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    חבל ארץ קטן ממדינה, המוגדר לפי חלוקה מנהלית שלה.
    וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ כִי-יִשְׁתֹּקוּ; וַיַּנְחֵם אֶל-מְחוֹז חֶפְצָם.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Makhoz is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מָחוֹז
Written without vowel points
מחוז
Said
makhoz
Root
ח־ו־ז
Pattern
מִקְטָל
Plural
מְחוֹזוֹת
Inflections
ר' מְחוֹזוֹת, מְחוֹז־
Gematria
61

This is how Makhoz is said in other languages.

English
region, district

These words mean nearly the same as Makhoz.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Makhoz.

The word Makhoz is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • מחוז חפץ
  • עיר מחוז

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These words come before and after Makhoz in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Makhoz.

What does Makhoz (⁨מחוז⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Makhoz (⁨מחוז⁩) means region and district. It is said makhoz, with the stress on khoz.

What is a synonym for Makhoz (⁨מחוז⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Makhoz (⁨מחוז⁩) are ⁨אזור⁩, ⁨נפה⁩, ⁨פלך⁩, ⁨חבל⁩, and ⁨גליל⁩.

What rhymes with Makhoz (⁨מחוז⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Makhoz (⁨מחוז⁩) include ⁨אגוז⁩, ⁨עוז⁩, ⁨גלוקוז⁩, ⁨כרוז⁩, ⁨גזוז⁩, and ⁨חרוז⁩.

Is Makhoz (⁨מחוז⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Makhoz (⁨מחוז⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מְחוֹזוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מחוז of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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