Retsakh am (רצח עם) means genocide in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רֶצַח עַם
retsakh am
noun · masculine
In English
genocide
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Retsakh am.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1המתה המונית של אזרחים השייכים לעם אחד.
The word Retsakh am is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֶצַח עַם
- Written without vowel points
- רצח עם
- Said
- retsakh am
- Gematria
- 408
This is how Retsakh am is said in other languages.
- English
- genocide
- Arabic
- قتل عرقي, تطهير عرقي
- Russian
- геноцид
- French
- génocide
- Spanish
- genocidio
- German
- Völkermord, Genozid
These words mean nearly the same as Retsakh am.
- השמדת עם
- טיהור אתניethnic cleansing
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These words come before and after Retsakh am in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Retsakh am.
What does Retsakh am (רצח עם) mean in Hebrew?
Retsakh am (רצח עם) means genocide. It is said retsakh am, with the stress on re.
What is a synonym for Retsakh am (רצח עם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Retsakh am (רצח עם) are השמדת עם and טיהור אתני.
Is Retsakh am (רצח עם) masculine or feminine?
The word Retsakh am (רצח עם) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רצח עם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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