Rekhes (רכס) means ridge in Hebrew.
It can also mean crest and mountain range. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ridge, crest, mountain range
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Rekhes.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תצורת קרקע מאורכת הגבוהה מסביבתה, שרשרת גבעות או הרים.
כָּל גֶּיא יִנָּשֵׂא וְכָל הַר וְגִבְעָה יִשְׁפָּלוּ; וְהָיָה הֶעָקֹב לְמִישׁוֹר וְהָרְכָסִים לְבִקְעָה.
- 2בהשאלהבליטה מאורכת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rekhes is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֶכֶס
- Written without vowel points
- רכס
- Said
- rekhes
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- רְכָסִים
- Inflections
- ר' רְכָסִים; רֶכֶס־, ר' רִכְסֵי־
- Gematria
- 280
This is how Rekhes is said in other languages.
- English
- ridge, crest, mountain range
These words rhyme with Rekhes.
The word Rekhes is part of these phrases and sayings.
- רכס הרים
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These words come before and after Rekhes in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rekhes.
What does Rekhes (רכס) mean in Hebrew?
Rekhes (רכס) means ridge, crest, and mountain range. It is said rekhes, with the stress on re.
What rhymes with Rekhes (רכס)?
Words that rhyme with Rekhes (רכס) include נכס, מכס, and עכס.
Is Rekhes (רכס) masculine or feminine?
The word Rekhes (רכס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רְכָסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רכס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.