Malgez (מלגז) means pitchfork in Hebrew.
It can also mean rowlock and oarlock. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַלְגֵּז
malgez
noun · masculine
In English
pitchfork, rowlock, oarlock
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Malgez.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קלשון; מוט עץ ארוך ובראשו שתיים־שלוש שיני ברזל, המשמש לגיבוב קש, תבן וכו'.
- 2ימאותמשענת למשוט, דמוית מזלג דו-שיני, הקבועה בלזבזת של סירת משוטים.
The word Malgez is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַלְגֵּז
- Written without vowel points
- מלגז
- Said
- malgez
- Root
- ל־ג־ז
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵל
- Plural
- מַלְגְּזִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַלְגְּזִים; מַלְגֵּז־, ר' מַלְגְּזֵי־
- Gematria
- 80
This is how Malgez is said in other languages.
- English
- pitchfork, rowlock, oarlock
- French
- fourche, dame de nage
- German
- Heugabel, Dolle
These words rhyme with Malgez.
The word Malgez comes from the root ל־ג־ז, like these words.
These words come before and after Malgez in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Malgez.
What does Malgez (מלגז) mean in Hebrew?
Malgez (מלגז) means pitchfork, rowlock, and oarlock. It is said malgez, with the stress on gez.
What rhymes with Malgez (מלגז)?
Words that rhyme with Malgez (מלגז) include עז, פוחז, מיונז, מברז, לזבז, and מרגז.
Is Malgez (מלגז) masculine or feminine?
The word Malgez (מלגז) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַלְגְּזִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלגז of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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