Marpek (מרפק) means elbow in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַרְפֵּק
marpek
noun · masculine
In English
elbow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Marpek.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום החיבור ביד, בין הזרוע והאמה.
The word Marpek is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַרְפֵּק
- Written without vowel points
- מרפק
- Said
- marpek
- Root
- ר־פ־ק
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵל
- Plural
- מַרְפְּקִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַרְפְּקִים, מַרְפְּקֵי־
- Gematria
- 420
This is how Marpek is said in other languages.
- English
- elbow
- Arabic
- كُوعَ
- Russian
- локоть
- French
- coude
- Spanish
- codo
- German
- Ellbogen
These words rhyme with Marpek.
The word Marpek is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נלחם במרפקים
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These words come before and after Marpek in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Marpek.
What does Marpek (מרפק) mean in Hebrew?
Marpek (מרפק) means elbow. It is said marpek, with the stress on pek.
What rhymes with Marpek (מרפק)?
Words that rhyme with Marpek (מרפק) include יונק, בצק, ריק, הדחק, בצק, and דק.
Is Marpek (מרפק) masculine or feminine?
The word Marpek (מרפק) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַרְפְּקִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מרפק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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