Samokh (סמוך) means stay in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
stay
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Samokh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"לחלק במבנה או כלי העשוי לתמיכה, שעליו עיקר הכובד.
- 2ימאותחבל או כבל חזק ועבה לחיזוק אורכי של התורן בסירה או בספינת מפרשים.
The word Samokh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סָמוֹךְ
- Written without vowel points
- סמוך
- Said
- samokh
- Root
- ס־מ־כ
- Pattern
- קָטוֹל
- Plural
- סָמוֹכוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' סָמוֹכוֹת; סָמוֹךְ־, ר' סְמוֹכוֹת־
- Gematria
- 126
This is how Samokh is said in other languages.
- English
- stay
- French
- étai, draille
- German
- Stag, Leiter
These words mean nearly the same as Samokh.
- יתר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Samokh.
The word Samokh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- סמוך ובטוח
- סמוך אותות
- סמוך אחורי
- סמוך מוט החרטום
- סמוך מנור החלוץ
- סמוך נגדי
- סמוך עורף
- סמוך קדמי
- סמוך קדמי תחתון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Samokh comes from the root ס־מ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Samokh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Samokh.
What does Samokh (סמוך) mean in Hebrew?
Samokh (סמוך) means stay. It is said samokh, with the stress on mokh.
What is a synonym for Samokh (סמוך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Samokh (סמוך) are יתר.
What rhymes with Samokh (סמוך)?
Words that rhyme with Samokh (סמוך) include תוך, ארוך, רוך, שרוך, מדוך, and מבוך.
Is Samokh (סמוך) masculine or feminine?
The word Samokh (סמוך) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סָמוֹכוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סמוך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.