Pokhez (פוחז) means reckless in Hebrew.
It can also mean swashbuckler. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
reckless, swashbuckler
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pokhez.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ממהר לעשות ללא מחשבה. שטחי וחסר אחריות; קונדס.
וַיִּשְׂכֹּר בָּהֶם אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֲנָשִׁים רֵיקִים וּפֹחֲזִים וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרָיו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pokhez is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- פּוֹחֵז
- Written without vowel points
- פוחז
- Said
- pokhez
- Root
- פ־ח־ז
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- פּוֹחֲזִים
- Feminine form
- פּוֹחֶזֶת
- Inflections
- נ' פּוֹחֶזֶת, ר' פּוֹחֲזִים
- Gematria
- 101
This is how Pokhez is said in other languages.
- English
- reckless, swashbuckler
- Arabic
- مُتَهَوِّر, طائش
- French
- bravache
These words mean nearly the same as Pokhez.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Pokhez.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Pokhez.
The word Pokhez comes from the root פ־ח־ז, like these words.
These words come before and after Pokhez in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pokhez.
What does Pokhez (פוחז) mean in Hebrew?
Pokhez (פוחז) means reckless and swashbuckler. It is said pokhez, with the stress on khez.
What is a synonym for Pokhez (פוחז)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pokhez (פוחז) are פזיז, נמהר, קל דעת, פוחח, שובב, and בריון.
What is the opposite of Pokhez (פוחז)?
Words that mean the opposite of Pokhez (פוחז) are שקול, רציני, and מתון.
What rhymes with Pokhez (פוחז)?
Words that rhyme with Pokhez (פוחז) include עז, מלגז, מיונז, מברז, לזבז, and מרגז.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פוחז of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.