Mekhes (מכס) means customs in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מֶכֶס
mekhes
noun · masculine
In English
customs
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mekhes.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מס שמדינה מטילה על יבוא או על יצוא סחורה לצורך גיוס כספים לממשלה ולצורך הגנה על תעשיות מקומיות.
- 2בהשאלהפקידות ממשלתית האחראית על גביית המכס (1).
The word Mekhes is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מֶכֶס
- Written without vowel points
- מכס
- Said
- mekhes
- Root
- מ־כ־ס
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- מְכָסִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְכָסִים, מִכְסֵי־
- Gematria
- 120
This is how Mekhes is said in other languages.
- English
- customs
- Arabic
- جمارك
- Russian
- таможня
- French
- douane
- Spanish
- aduana
- German
- zoll
These words rhyme with Mekhes.
The word Mekhes is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית מכס
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The word Mekhes comes from the root מ־כ־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after Mekhes in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mekhes.
What does Mekhes (מכס) mean in Hebrew?
Mekhes (מכס) means customs. It is said mekhes, with the stress on me.
What rhymes with Mekhes (מכס)?
Words that rhyme with Mekhes (מכס) include נכס, רכס, רכס, and עכס.
Is Mekhes (מכס) masculine or feminine?
The word Mekhes (מכס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְכָסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מכס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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