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Mizbeakh (מזבח) means altar in Hebrew.

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

מִזְבֵּחַ
mizbeakh
noun · masculine
In English

altar

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Mizbeakh.

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

  1. 1
    במה דמוית שולחן שעליה מקריבים חיה באמצעות שרפה או שחיטה, או מקטרים קטורת. הקרבן או הקטורת מועלים מסיבות שונות ומוקדשים לאלוהות כלשהי.
    וְעָשִׂיתָ מִזְבֵּחַ מִקְטַר קְטֹרֶת עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתוֹ.

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

The word Mizbeakh is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מִזְבֵּחַ
Written without vowel points
מזבח
Said
mizbeakh
Pattern
מִקְטֵל
Plural
מִזְבְּחוֹת
Inflections
ר' מִזְבְּחוֹת; מִזְבַּח־, ר' מִזְבְּחוֹת־
Gematria
57

This is how Mizbeakh is said in other languages.

English
altar
Arabic
مذبح

These words rhyme with Mizbeakh.

The word Mizbeakh is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • אחז בקרנות המזבח
  • החזיק בקרנות המזבח
  • הקריב על מזבח

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These words come before and after Mizbeakh in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Mizbeakh.

What does Mizbeakh (⁨מזבח⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Mizbeakh (⁨מזבח⁩) means altar. It is said mizbeakh, with the stress on be.

What rhymes with Mizbeakh (⁨מזבח⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Mizbeakh (⁨מזבח⁩) include ⁨ירח⁩, ⁨ריח⁩, ⁨שמח⁩, ⁨מפתח⁩, ⁨פיקח⁩, and ⁨מח⁩.

Is Mizbeakh (⁨מזבח⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Mizbeakh (⁨מזבח⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מִזְבְּחוֹת⁩.

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

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