Samukh (סָמוּךְ) means proximate in Hebrew.
It can also mean adjacent. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
proximate, adjacent
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Samukh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"לנמצא במרחק קצר, נמצא בקרבה.
- 2לשון חז"לחכם שנסמך. שסמכו את ידיהם עליו. שקיבל סמכות.
- 3שבטוח שמשליך את יהבו על אחר.
סָמוּךְ לִבּוֹ לֹא יִירָא עַד אֲשֶׁר יִרְאֶה בְצָרָיו
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Samukh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- סָמוּךְ
- Written without vowel points
- קרוב
- Said
- samukh
- Root
- ס־מ־כ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- סְמוּכִים
- Feminine form
- סְמוּכָה
- Inflections
- נ' סְמוּכָה, ר' סְמוּכִים, נ"ר סְמוּכוֹת
- Gematria
- 308
This is how Samukh is said in other languages.
- English
- proximate, adjacent
These words mean nearly the same as Samukh.
- מסמךdocument
- על יד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Samukh.
These words rhyme with Samukh.
The word Samukh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- סמוך על שולחנו
- סמוך למועד
- סמוך ונראה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Samukh comes from the root ס־מ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Samukh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Samukh.
What does Samukh (סָמוּךְ) mean in Hebrew?
Samukh (סָמוּךְ) means proximate and adjacent. It is said samukh, with the stress on mukh.
What is a synonym for Samukh (סָמוּךְ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Samukh (סָמוּךְ) are מסמך and על יד.
What is the opposite of Samukh (סָמוּךְ)?
Words that mean the opposite of Samukh (סָמוּךְ) are רחוק.
What rhymes with Samukh (סָמוּךְ)?
Words that rhyme with Samukh (סָמוּךְ) include חינוך, נמוך, ברוך, לכלוך, דרוך, and חיכוך.
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.