Minhag (מנהג) means habit in Hebrew.
It can also mean custom. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
habit, custom
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Minhag.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הרגל, דרך התנהגות מקובלת במקום מסוים.
וַיַגֵּד הַצֹּפֶה לֵאמֹר, בָּא עַד-אֲלֵיהֶם וְלֹא-שָׁב; וְהַמִּנְהָג, כְּמִנְהַג יֵהוּא בֶן-נִמְשִׁי--כִּי בְשִׁגָּעוֹן, יִנְהָג
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Minhag is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִנְהָג
- Written without vowel points
- מנהג
- Said
- minhag
- Root
- נ־ה־ג
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Plural
- מִנְהָגִים
- Inflections
- מִנְהַג־, ר' מִנְהָגִים, מִנְהֲגֵי־
- Gematria
- 98
This is how Minhag is said in other languages.
- English
- habit, custom
These words mean nearly the same as Minhag.
- מסורת
- הרגלhabit
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These words rhyme with Minhag.
The word Minhag is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מנהג הגויים
- מנהג דאורייתא
- מנהג ישראל
- מנהגו של עולם
- עולם כמנהגו נוהג
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Minhag comes from the root נ־ה־ג, like these words.
These words come before and after Minhag in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Minhag.
What does Minhag (מנהג) mean in Hebrew?
Minhag (מנהג) means habit and custom. It is said minhag, with the stress on hag.
What is a synonym for Minhag (מנהג)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Minhag (מנהג) are מסורת and הרגל.
What rhymes with Minhag (מנהג)?
Words that rhyme with Minhag (מנהג) include דג, חג, פג, גג, דייג, and תג.
Is Minhag (מנהג) masculine or feminine?
The word Minhag (מנהג) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מִנְהָגִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מנהג of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.