Rakh (רך) means tender in Hebrew.
It can also mean soft. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
tender, soft
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Rakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאינו עמיד בפני הפעלת כוח; שמושפע בקלות מלחצים שונים.
וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכּוֹת; וְרָחֵל הָיְתָה יְפַת-תֹּאַר וִיפַת מַרְאֶה.
- 2בהשאלהילד קטן.
וְאֶל-הַבָּקָר רָץ אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקַּח בֶּן-בָּקָר רַךְ וָטוֹב וַיִּתֵּן אֶל-הַנַּעַר וַיְמַהֵר לַעֲשׂוֹת אֹתוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rakh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- רַךְ
- Written without vowel points
- רך
- Said
- rakh
- Root
- ר־כ־כ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- רַכִּים
- Feminine form
- רַכָּה
- Inflections
- ר' רַכִּים; נ' רַכָּה, נ"ר רַכּוֹת
- Gematria
- 220
This is how Rakh is said in other languages.
- English
- tender, soft
- Arabic
- ناعم
- Russian
- мягкий
These words mean nearly the same as Rakh.
These words mean the opposite of Rakh.
- קשה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Rakh.
The word Rakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אב בחכמה רך בשנים
- רך כחמאה
- רך לבב
- הרך הנולד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Rakh comes from the root ר־כ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Rakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rakh.
What does Rakh (רך) mean in Hebrew?
Rakh (רך) means tender and soft. It is said rakh, with the stress on rakh.
What is a synonym for Rakh (רך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rakh (רך) are ענוג.
What is the opposite of Rakh (רך)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rakh (רך) are קשה.
What rhymes with Rakh (רך)?
Words that rhyme with Rakh (רך) include משטח, מזרח, תנ"ך, תותח, מסמך, and מלאך.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.