Skhakh (סכך) means ceiling in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סְכָךְ
skhakh
noun · masculine
In English
ceiling
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Skhakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ענפים, מחצלות, יריעות בד וכדומה המשמשים גג לסוכה או למבנה ארעי.
The word Skhakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סְכָךְ
- Written without vowel points
- סכך
- Said
- skhakh
- Root
- ס־כ־כ
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Plural
- סְכָכִים
- Inflections
- ר' סְכָכִים; סְכָךְ־, סְכָכֵי־
- Gematria
- 100
This is how Skhakh is said in other languages.
- English
- ceiling
These words rhyme with Skhakh.
The word Skhakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עף לו הסכך
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The word Skhakh comes from the root ס־כ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Skhakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Skhakh.
What does Skhakh (סכך) mean in Hebrew?
Skhakh (סכך) means ceiling. It is said skhakh, with the stress on kha.
What rhymes with Skhakh (סכך)?
Words that rhyme with Skhakh (סכך) include משטח, מזרח, תנ"ך, רך, תותח, and מסמך.
Is Skhakh (סכך) masculine or feminine?
The word Skhakh (סכך) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סְכָכִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סכך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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