Mal'akh hamavet (מלאך המוות) means angel of death in Hebrew.
It can also mean Grim Reaper. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת
mal'akh hamavet
noun · masculine
In English
angel of death, Grim Reaper
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mal'akh hamavet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ישות האחראית על איסוף נשמותיהם של הבריות בסוף חייהם.
The word Mal'akh hamavet is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת
- Written without vowel points
- מלאך המוות
- Said
- mal'akh hamavet
- Gematria
- 548
This is how Mal'akh hamavet is said in other languages.
- English
- angel of death, Grim Reaper
- Arabic
- ملاك الموت
- Russian
- костлявая, ангел смерти
- French
- ange de la mort, Faucheuse
- Spanish
- ángel de la muerte
- German
- Todesengel, Sensenmann
These words come before and after Mal'akh hamavet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mal'akh hamavet.
What does Mal'akh hamavet (מלאך המוות) mean in Hebrew?
Mal'akh hamavet (מלאך המוות) means angel of death and Grim Reaper. It is said mal'akh hamavet, with the stress on akh.
Is Mal'akh hamavet (מלאך המוות) masculine or feminine?
The word Mal'akh hamavet (מלאך המוות) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלאך המות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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