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Moakh (מוח) means brain in Hebrew.

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

מֹחַ
moakh
noun · masculine
In English

brain

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Moakh.

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

  1. 1
    האיבר הראשי במערכת העצבים, המצוי בגולגולתם של בעלי החיים, והוא מבקר ומתאם את פעילות מערכות הגוף השונות.
  2. 2
    השומן הרך שנמצא בתוך העצמות. (נקרא גם מֵח)

The word Moakh is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מֹחַ
Written without vowel points
מוח
Said
moakh
Root
מ־ח־ח
Pattern
קֹטֶל
Plural
מֹחוֹת(1)
Inflections
ר' מֹחוֹת(1)
Gematria
54

This is how Moakh is said in other languages.

English
brain
Arabic
مُخّ
Russian
мозг
French
cerveau, encéphale
Spanish
cerebro
German
Gehirn
Yiddish
מוח, געהירן

These words mean nearly the same as Moakh.

  • שכל

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Moakh.

The word Moakh is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • בלבל את המח
  • בריחת מוחות
  • חמום מח
  • מח של צפור
  • מח עצם
  • סיעור מוחות
  • צר מחין
  • קליפת המוח
  • שטיפת מוח

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Moakh comes from the root מ־ח־ח, like these words.

These words come before and after Moakh in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Moakh.

What does Moakh (⁨מוח⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Moakh (⁨מוח⁩) means brain. It is said moakh, with the stress on mo.

What is a synonym for Moakh (⁨מוח⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Moakh (⁨מוח⁩) are ⁨שכל⁩.

What rhymes with Moakh (⁨מוח⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Moakh (⁨מוח⁩) include ⁨כוח⁩, ⁨כוח⁩, ⁨נוח⁩, ⁨אפרוח⁩, ⁨ניחוח⁩, and ⁨חוח⁩.

Is Moakh (⁨מוח⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Moakh (⁨מוח⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מֹחוֹת(1)⁩.

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

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