Re'akh (ריח) means smell in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
smell
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Re'akh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גז מתנדף הנקלט בתאי החישה שברירית האף. הביטוי "הבאיש ריח" משמש בהשאלה להוצאת שם רע
וַיִּגַּשׁ וַיִּשַּׁק לוֹ וַיָּרַח אֶת רֵיחַ בְּגָדָיו וַיְבָרֲכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר רְאֵה רֵיחַ בְּנִי כְּרֵיחַ שָׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרֲכוֹ יְהוָה
- 2(בּהשאלה) שמץ, רמז - בדרך כלל לדבר שלילי
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Re'akh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֵיחַ
- Written without vowel points
- ריח
- Said
- re'akh
- Root
- ר־י־ח
- Plural
- רֵיחוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' רֵיחוֹת; רֵיחַ־, ר' רֵיחוֹת־; כ' רֵיחוֹ
- Gematria
- 218
This is how Re'akh is said in other languages.
- English
- smell
- Arabic
- رائحة
- Yiddish
- גערוך
These words mean nearly the same as Re'akh.
- ארומה
- בשומת
- ניחוחfragrance
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Re'akh.
The word Re'akh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אלריח
- הבאיש ריחו
- הפיג ריח
- הפיץ ריח
- חוש הריח
- נדף ריח
- נתן ריח
- על טעם וריח אין להתווכח
- פג ריחו
- ריח ניחוח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Re'akh comes from the root ר־י־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Re'akh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Re'akh.
What does Re'akh (ריח) mean in Hebrew?
Re'akh (ריח) means smell. It is said re'akh, with the stress on re'.
What is a synonym for Re'akh (ריח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Re'akh (ריח) are ארומה, בשומת, and ניחוח.
What rhymes with Re'akh (ריח)?
Words that rhyme with Re'akh (ריח) include ירח, שמח, מפתח, פיקח, מח, and פיסח.
Is Re'akh (ריח) masculine or feminine?
The word Re'akh (ריח) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רֵיחוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ריח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.