Orakh (אורח) means road in Hebrew.
It can also mean way, path, course, and custom. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
road, way, path, course
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Orakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דרך, נתיב.
יְהִי דָן נָחָשׁ עֲלֵי דֶרֶךְ שְׁפִיפֹן עֲלֵי אֹרַח
- 2מחזורי, שחוזר על עצמו בזמן קבוע.
וְאַבְרָהָם וְשָׂרָה זְקֵנִים, בָּאִים בַּיָּמִים; חָדַל לִהְיוֹת לְשָׂרָה, אֹרַח כַּנָּשִׁים
- 3בהשאלהאופן התנהגות, דרך החיים; נוהג.
מִפִּקּוּדֶיךָ אֶתְבּוֹנָן עַל כֵּן שָׂנֵאתִי כָּל אֹרַח שָׁקֶר.
- 4ימאותכיוון ההתקדמות של כלי שיט ברגע נתון ביחס לצפון (המגנטי או האמיתי).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Orakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֹרַח
- Written without vowel points
- אורח
- Said
- orakh
- Root
- א־ר־ח
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- אֳרָחוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אֳרָחוֹת; אֹרַח־, ר' אָרְחוֹת־; כ' אָרְחִי
- Gematria
- 215
This is how Orakh is said in other languages.
- English
- road, way, path, course, custom
- Arabic
- طَريق, دَوْرِيّ, نَمَط
These words mean nearly the same as Orakh.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Orakh.
The word Orakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אגב אורחא
- אורחו ורבעו
- אורח חיים
- אורחות ימים
- אורח נשים
- עובר ארח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Orakh comes from the root א־ר־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Orakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Orakh.
What does Orakh (אורח) mean in Hebrew?
Orakh (אורח) means road, way, and path. It is said orakh, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for Orakh (אורח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Orakh (אורח) are אורחה, דרך, נתיב, שביל, משעול, and קורס.
What rhymes with Orakh (אורח)?
Words that rhyme with Orakh (אורח) include כורח and טורח.
Is Orakh (אורח) masculine or feminine?
The word Orakh (אורח) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֳרָחוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ארח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.