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Serakh odef (סרח עודף) means superfluous in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

סֶרַח עוֹדֵף
serakh odef
noun · masculine
In English

superfluous

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ס

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Serakh odef.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מה שנוסף על המידה המדוייקת.
    וְסֶרַח הָעֹדֵף בִּירִיעֹת הָאֹהֶל; חֲצִי הַיְרִיעָה הָעֹדֶפֶת תִּסְרַח עַל אֲחֹרֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן.
  2. 2
    תוספת מיותרת ולא נחוצה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Serakh odef is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
סֶרַח עוֹדֵף
Written without vowel points
סרח עודף
Said
serakh odef
Root
ס־ר־ח
Gematria
428

This is how Serakh odef is said in other languages.

English
superfluous

These words mean nearly the same as Serakh odef.

  • אופן חמישי
  • צלע שלישית

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These words mean the opposite of Serakh odef.

The word Serakh odef comes from the root ס־ר־ח, like these words.

These words come before and after Serakh odef in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Serakh odef.

What does Serakh odef (⁨סרח עודף⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Serakh odef (⁨סרח עודף⁩) means superfluous. It is said serakh odef, with the stress on se.

What is a synonym for Serakh odef (⁨סרח עודף⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Serakh odef (⁨סרח עודף⁩) are ⁨אופן חמישי⁩ and ⁨צלע שלישית⁩.

What is the opposite of Serakh odef (⁨סרח עודף⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Serakh odef (⁨סרח עודף⁩) are ⁨גולת הכותרת⁩.

Is Serakh odef (⁨סרח עודף⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Serakh odef (⁨סרח עודף⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סרח עודף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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