Mekhuga (מחוגה) means pair of compasses in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pair of compasses
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mekhuga.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכשיר המשמש לשרטוט מעגלים וקשתות ולמדידת מרחקים במפות.
חָרַשׁ עֵצִים, נָטָה קָו, יְתָאֲרֵהוּ בַשֶּׂרֶד, יַעֲשֵׂהוּ בַּמַּקְצֻעוֹת וּבַמְּחוּגָה יְתָאֳרֵהוּ; וַיַּעֲשֵׂהוּ כְּתַבְנִית אִישׁ, כְּתִפְאֶרֶת אָדָם לָשֶׁבֶת בָּיִת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mekhuga is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְחוּגָה
- Written without vowel points
- מחוגה
- Said
- mekhuga
- Root
- ח־ו־ג
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- מְחוּגוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מְחוּגוֹת; מְחוּגַת־
- Gematria
- 62
This is how Mekhuga is said in other languages.
- English
- pair of compasses
- Russian
- циркуль
- French
- compas
- Spanish
- compás
- German
- Zirkel
These words rhyme with Mekhuga.
The word Mekhuga is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מחוגת אפס
- מחוגת חוץ
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The word Mekhuga comes from the root ח־ו־ג, like these words.
These words come before and after Mekhuga in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mekhuga.
What does Mekhuga (מחוגה) mean in Hebrew?
Mekhuga (מחוגה) means pair of compasses. It is said mekhuga, with the stress on ga.
What rhymes with Mekhuga (מחוגה)?
Words that rhyme with Mekhuga (מחוגה) include עוגה, הצגה, הפלגה, דאגה, מגע, and סוגה.
Is Mekhuga (מחוגה) masculine or feminine?
The word Mekhuga (מחוגה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מְחוּגוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מחוגה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.