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Mifratz (מפרץ) means gulf in Hebrew.

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

מִפְרָץ
mifratz
noun · masculine
In English

gulf, bay

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mifratz.

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

  1. 1
    לשון ים, מקום שבו הים פורץ אל תוך היבשה.
    גִּלְעָד, בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן שָׁכֵן, וְדָן, לָמָּה יָגוּר אֳנִיּוֹת; אָשֵׁר, יָשַׁב לְחוֹף יַמִּים, וְעַל מִפְרָצָיו, יִשְׁכּוֹן.
  2. 2
    עממי(בעיקר בריבוי) פדחת.

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

The word Mifratz is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מִפְרָץ
Written without vowel points
מפרץ
Said
mifratz
Root
פ־ר־צ
Pattern
מִקְטָל
Plural
מִפְרָצִים
Inflections
ר' מִפְרָצִים
Gematria
410

This is how Mifratz is said in other languages.

English
gulf, bay
Arabic
خَليج
Russian
залив
Spanish
golfo

These words rhyme with Mifratz.

The word Mifratz is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • נסיכויות המפרץ

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The word Mifratz comes from the root פ־ר־צ, like these words.

These words come before and after Mifratz in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Mifratz.

What does Mifratz (⁨מפרץ⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Mifratz (⁨מפרץ⁩) means gulf and bay. It is said mifratz, with the stress on ratz.

What rhymes with Mifratz (⁨מפרץ⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Mifratz (⁨מפרץ⁩) include ⁨מפורץ⁩, ⁨מרחץ⁩, ⁨פוחלץ⁩, and ⁨גהץ⁩.

Is Mifratz (⁨מפרץ⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Mifratz (⁨מפרץ⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מִפְרָצִים⁩.

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

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