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Merkhav (מרחב) means space in Hebrew.

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

מֶרְחָב
merkhav
noun · masculine
In English

space

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Merkhav.

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

  1. 1
    מקום פתוח שבו אדם או בעל חיים יכולים לנוע ללא הגבלה.
    וַיֹּצֵא לַמֶּרְחָב אֹתִי יְחַלְּצֵנִי כִּי חָפֵץ בִּי
  2. 2
    החלל, הסביבה המקיפה דבר; הרקע עליו מתרחשים מאורעות העולם.
    הַגּוֹי הַמַּר וְהַנִּמְהָר הַהוֹלֵךְ לְמֶרְחֲבֵי אֶרֶץ לָרֶשֶׁת מִשְׁכָּנוֹת לֹּא לוֹ
  3. 3
    חלוקה מנהלית של מדינה לאזורים, כגון מרחב השפלה.
  4. 4
    מתמטיקהקבוצה של אוביקטים מסוג כלשהו המקיימים תכונות מסוימות.

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

The word Merkhav is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מֶרְחָב
Written without vowel points
מרחב
Said
merkhav
Root
ר־ח־ב
Pattern
מִקְטָל
Plural
מֶרְחָבִים
Inflections
ר' מֶרְחָבִים; מֶרְחַב־, ר' מֶרְחֲבֵי־
Gematria
250

This is how Merkhav is said in other languages.

English
space
Arabic
مِنْطَقة, مساحة
Russian
пространство
French
espace

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The word Merkhav comes from the root ר־ח־ב, like these words.

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What does Merkhav (⁨מרחב⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Merkhav (⁨מרחב⁩) means space. It is said merkhav, with the stress on khav.

What is a synonym for Merkhav (⁨מרחב⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Merkhav (⁨מרחב⁩) are ⁨רחב⁩, ⁨אזור⁩, ⁨שטח⁩, ⁨גזרה⁩, ⁨חלל⁩, and ⁨תחום⁩.

What is the opposite of Merkhav (⁨מרחב⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Merkhav (⁨מרחב⁩) are ⁨מצר⁩.

What rhymes with Merkhav (⁨מרחב⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Merkhav (⁨מרחב⁩) include ⁨רב⁩, ⁨חלב⁩, ⁨מצב⁩, ⁨כוכב⁩, ⁨קו⁩, and ⁨אב⁩.

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

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