Melkachayim (מלקחיים) means tongs in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מֶלְקַחַיִם

melkachayim

noun · masculine

In English

tongs

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionary Words starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Melkachayim.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

1
כלי תפיסה, עפ"ר מברזל. בד"כ משמש לאחיזת דברים חמים שקשה להחזיקם ביד חשופה.
וְלָקְחוּ בֶּגֶד תְּכֵלֶת, וְכִסּוּ אֶת־מְנֹרַת הַמָּאוֹר; וְאֶת־נֵרֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת־מַלְקָחֶיהָ וְאֶת־מַחְתֹּתֶיהָ, וְאֵת כָּל־כְּלֵי שַׁמְנָהּ אֲשֶׁר יְשָׁרֲתוּ־לָהּ בָּהֶם.
Numbers 4:9

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Melkachayim is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points: מֶלְקַחַיִם
Written without vowel points: מלקחיים
Said: melkachayim
Root: ל־ק־ח
Pattern: מַקְטֵל
Gematria: 238

This is how Melkachayim is said in other languages.

English: tongs

The word Melkachayim comes from the root ל־ק־ח, like these words.

These words come before and after Melkachayim in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Melkachayim.

What does Melkachayim (⁨מלקחיים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Melkachayim (⁨מלקחיים⁩) means tongs. It is said melkachayim, with the stress on cha.

What rhymes with Melkachayim (⁨מלקחיים⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Melkachayim (⁨מלקחיים⁩) include ⁨מים⁩, ⁨ירושלים⁩, ⁨שמיים⁩, ⁨מצרים⁩, ⁨מאזניים⁩, and ⁨צוהריים⁩.

Is Melkachayim (⁨מלקחיים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Melkachayim (⁨מלקחיים⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלקחים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.