Zakh (זך) means pure in Hebrew.
It can also mean clear. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pure, clear
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Zakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חומר (בדר"כ נוזל או גז) שאין בו זיהום ולכלוך. שאין בו נקי, טהור, צלול.
וְאַתָּה תְּצַוֶּה אֶת-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ כָּתִית לַמָּאוֹר לְהַעֲלֹת נֵר תָּמִיד
- 2בהשאלהמעשה האדם שאין בו דופי.
כָּל-דַּרְכֵי-אִישׁ זַךְ בְּעֵינָיו וְתֹכֵן רוּחוֹת יְהוָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zakh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- זַךְ
- Written without vowel points
- זך
- Said
- zakh
- Root
- ז־כ־כ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- זַכִּים
- Feminine form
- זַכָּה
- Inflections
- נ' זַכָּה, ר' זַכִּים, נ"ר זַכּוֹת
- Gematria
- 27
This is how Zakh is said in other languages.
- English
- pure, clear
These words mean nearly the same as Zakh.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Zakh.
- מזוהם
- נגוע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Zakh.
The word Zakh comes from the root ז־כ־כ, like these words.
This is where the word Zakh comes from.
מאכדית: כשמות תואר "zakū"-"זָאְכֻּ" במשמעות נקי, בהיר (בהתייחס לשמיים), (za-ku-tām - זָכֻּתַּם): במשמעות טהור (בהקשר של מתכות).(זָכֻּתִּ za-ku-ti) - נאמר בהקשר ליחסי מין, לאחר פליטת הגבר. פירוש הפועל "זָאְכֻּ": להיות חף מתביעות או התחיבות.
These words come before and after Zakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zakh.
What does Zakh (זך) mean in Hebrew?
Zakh (זך) means pure and clear. It is said zakh, with the stress on zakh.
What is a synonym for Zakh (זך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zakh (זך) are נקי, טהור, צלול, and צח.
What is the opposite of Zakh (זך)?
Words that mean the opposite of Zakh (זך) are מזוהם and נגוע.
What rhymes with Zakh (זך)?
Words that rhyme with Zakh (זך) include משטח, מזרח, תנ"ך, רך, תותח, and מסמך.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.