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Tsriakh (צריח) means spire in Hebrew.

It can also mean minaret, rook, and turret. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

צְרִיחַ
tsriakh
noun · masculine
In English

spire, minaret, rook, turret

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with צ

The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Tsriakh.

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

  1. 1
    מגדל שמירה מבוצר.
    וַיִּכְרְתוּ גַם-כָּל-הָעָם אִישׁ שׂוֹכֹה וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיָּשִׂימוּ עַל-הַצְּרִיחַ וַיַּצִּיתוּ עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת-הַצְּרִיחַ בָּאֵשׁ וַיָּמֻתוּ גַּם כָּל-אַנְשֵׁי מִגְדַּל-שְׁכֶם כְּאֶלֶף אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה
  2. 2
    תוספת גובה מתנשאת מעל המבנה שעליו היא בנויה
  3. 3
    מבנה הבנוי על גג של מסגד או צמוד אליו.
  4. 4
    שחמטכלי במשחק השחמט, היכול לנוע רק בקו ישר, אך לא באלכסון. בתחילת המשחק הם מונחים במשבצות הפינתיות.
  5. 5
    כלי נשקתא משוריין עם תותח או מקלע בעל יכולת סיבוב.

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

The word Tsriakh is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
צְרִיחַ
Written without vowel points
צריח
Said
tsriakh
Root
צ־ר־ח
Pattern
קְטִיל
Plural
צְרִיחִים
Inflections
ר' צְרִיחִים
Gematria
308

This is how Tsriakh is said in other languages.

English
spire, minaret, rook, turret
Yiddish
טורעם, ראָך

These words mean nearly the same as Tsriakh.

These words rhyme with Tsriakh.

The word Tsriakh is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Tsriakh comes from the root צ־ר־ח, like these words.

These words come before and after Tsriakh in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Tsriakh.

What does Tsriakh (⁨צריח⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tsriakh (⁨צריח⁩) means spire, minaret, and rook. It is said tsriakh, with the stress on ri.

What is a synonym for Tsriakh (⁨צריח⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tsriakh (⁨צריח⁩) are ⁨מגדל⁩ and ⁨טורה⁩.

What rhymes with Tsriakh (⁨צריח⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tsriakh (⁨צריח⁩) include ⁨שיח⁩, ⁨שליח⁩, ⁨משיח⁩, ⁨שיח⁩, ⁨קשיח⁩, and ⁨טיח⁩.

Is Tsriakh (⁨צריח⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Tsriakh (⁨צריח⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨צְרִיחִים⁩.

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

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