Mikhse (מכסה) means top in Hebrew.
It can also mean lid and cover. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
top, lid, cover
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mikhse.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראכסוי. דבר שבאמצעותו מכסים משהו.
וְעָשִׂיתָ מִכְסֶה לָאֹהֶל, עֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים, וּמִכְסֵה עֹרֹת תְּחָשִׁים, מִלְמָעְלָה.
- 2אבזר של כלי, קופסה, מכשיר וכד' או של בור ש"מתלבש" עליו מלמעלה במטרה לכסותו או לאטום אותו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mikhse is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִכְסֶה
- Written without vowel points
- מכסה
- Said
- mikhse
- Root
- כ־ס־י
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Plural
- מִכְסִים וגם מִכְסָאוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מִכְסִים וגם מִכְסָאוֹת, מִכְסֵה־
- Gematria
- 125
This is how Mikhse is said in other languages.
- English
- top, lid, cover
- Arabic
- غِطاء
These words mean nearly the same as Mikhse.
- כיסוי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Mikhse.
- פתח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mikhse.
The word Mikhse is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מכסה מנוע
- מכסה האניה
- מכסה ניקוז
- מכסה הגרון
- לכל סיר יש מכסה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Mikhse comes from the root כ־ס־י, like these words.
These words come before and after Mikhse in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mikhse.
What does Mikhse (מכסה) mean in Hebrew?
Mikhse (מכסה) means top, lid, and cover. It is said mikhse, with the stress on se.
What is a synonym for Mikhse (מכסה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mikhse (מכסה) are כיסוי.
What is the opposite of Mikhse (מכסה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Mikhse (מכסה) are פתח.
What rhymes with Mikhse (מכסה)?
Words that rhyme with Mikhse (מכסה) include מעשה, כיסא, נושא, נשא, מעושה, and שה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מכסה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.