Yerakh (יֶרַח) means month in Hebrew.
It can also mean moon. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
month, moon
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yerakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חודש, פרק זמן בן 29 עד 31 ימים בלוח החודשים העברי/לועזי.
וַתַּהַר הָאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֵּרֶא אֹתוֹ כִּי טוֹב הוּא וַתִּצְפְּנֵהוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה יְרָחִים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yerakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יֶרַח
- Written without vowel points
- ירח
- Said
- yerakh
- Root
- י־ר־ח
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- יְרָחִים
- Inflections
- ר' יְרָחִים, יֶרַח־
- Gematria
- 218
This is how Yerakh is said in other languages.
- English
- month, moon
- Spanish
- mes
These words mean nearly the same as Yerakh.
- חודש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Yerakh.
The word Yerakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Yerakh comes from the root י־ר־ח, like these words.
This is where the word Yerakh comes from.
המילה תיארה במקור את משך הזמן שלוקח ליָרֵחַ להקיף את כדור־הארץ. להרחבה ראו גזרון למילה יָרֵחַ לעיל.
These words come before and after Yerakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yerakh.
What does Yerakh (יֶרַח) mean in Hebrew?
Yerakh (יֶרַח) means month and moon. It is said yerakh, with the stress on ye.
What is a synonym for Yerakh (יֶרַח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yerakh (יֶרַח) are חודש.
What rhymes with Yerakh (יֶרַח)?
Words that rhyme with Yerakh (יֶרַח) include פרח and קרח.
Is Yerakh (יֶרַח) masculine or feminine?
The word Yerakh (יֶרַח) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יְרָחִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ירח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.