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Miskhak (משחק) means game in Hebrew.

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

מִשְׂחָק
miskhak
noun · masculine
In English

game, acting, performance, pretense

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 6 meanings for Miskhak.

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

  1. 1
    פעילות, הנעשית בדרך כלל לשם הנאה, בידור ולימוד.
    וְהוּא בַּמְּלָכִים יִתְקַלָּס, וְרֹזְנִים מִשְׂחָק לוֹ; הוּא לְכָל־מִבְצָר יִשְׂחָק, וַיִּצְבֹּר עָפָר וַיִּלְכְּדָהּ.
  2. 2
    עצם או מערכת עצמים המשמשים לצורך הפקת הנאה.
  3. 3
    פעילות אותה מבצע השחקן על פי הוראות הבמאי.
  4. 4
    בהשאלההעמדת פנים.
  5. 5
    שפילן (1,4)
  6. 6
    שפיל (2,3)

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

The word Miskhak is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מִשְׂחָק
Written without vowel points
משחק
Said
miskhak
Root
ש־ח־ק
Pattern
מִקְטָל
Plural
מִשְׂחָקִים
Inflections
מִשְׂחַק־; ר' מִשְׂחָקִים, מִשְׂחֲקֵי־
Gematria
448

This is how Miskhak is said in other languages.

English
game, acting, performance, pretense, juego
Arabic
لَعْب, لُعْبَة, تَمْثِيل
Russian
игра, игрушка
Yiddish
שפילן, שפיל

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The word Miskhak comes from the root ש־ח־ק, like these words.

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What does Miskhak (⁨משחק⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Miskhak (⁨משחק⁩) means game, acting, and performance. It is said miskhak, with the stress on khak.

What is a synonym for Miskhak (⁨משחק⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Miskhak (⁨משחק⁩) are ⁨ספורט⁩, ⁨צעצוע⁩, and ⁨בידור⁩.

What rhymes with Miskhak (⁨משחק⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Miskhak (⁨משחק⁩) include ⁨ירק⁩, ⁨חזק⁩, ⁨מוצק⁩, ⁨חיידק⁩, ⁨מרחק⁩, and ⁨חלק⁩.

Is Miskhak (⁨משחק⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Miskhak (⁨משחק⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מִשְׂחָקִים⁩.

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

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