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Makhsom (מחסום) means barrier in Hebrew.

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

מַחְסוֹם
makhsom
noun · masculine
In English

barrier

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Makhsom.

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

  1. 1
    מבנה שמוקם או מתקן ארעי שמוצב על מנת למנוע מעבר חופשי ממקום למקום.
  2. 2
    אביזר המולבש על פי בעלי חיים, המונע מהם לנשוך או לאכול.
    אָמַרְתִּי אֶשְׁמְרָה דְרָכַי מֵחֲטוֹא בִלְשׁוֹנִי; אֶשְׁמְרָה לְפִי מַחְסוֹם בְּעֹד רָשָׁע לְנֶגְדִּי.
  3. 3
    חסם או קושי רגשי שמונע מאדם לפעול.

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

The word Makhsom is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מַחְסוֹם
Written without vowel points
מחסום
Said
makhsom
Pattern
מַקְטוֹל
Plural
מַחְסוֹמִים
Inflections
ר' מַחְסוֹמִים; מַחְסוֹם־, ר' מַחְסומֵי־
Gematria
154

This is how Makhsom is said in other languages.

English
barrier
Arabic
حاجِز
Spanish
barrera

These words mean nearly the same as Makhsom.

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

These words mean the opposite of Makhsom.

These words rhyme with Makhsom.

The word Makhsom is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • מחסום דם מוח
  • מחסום הפרדה
  • מחסום הקול
  • מחסום וייסמן
  • מחסום כתיבה
  • מחסום פה
  • שם מחסום לפיו
  • מחסום פוטנציאל

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

These words come before and after Makhsom in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Makhsom.

What does Makhsom (⁨מחסום⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Makhsom (⁨מחסום⁩) means barrier. It is said makhsom, with the stress on som.

What is a synonym for Makhsom (⁨מחסום⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Makhsom (⁨מחסום⁩) are ⁨בריקדה⁩, ⁨מתרס⁩, ⁨סוגר⁩, ⁨זמם⁩, ⁨רסן⁩, and ⁨חסם⁩.

What is the opposite of Makhsom (⁨מחסום⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Makhsom (⁨מחסום⁩) are ⁨שער⁩ and ⁨מעבר⁩.

What rhymes with Makhsom (⁨מחסום⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Makhsom (⁨מחסום⁩) include ⁨מקום⁩, ⁨אטום⁩, ⁨אדום⁩, ⁨יום⁩, ⁨חום⁩, and ⁨דרום⁩.

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

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