Zevakh (זבח) means sacrifice in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sacrifice
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Zevakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בשר בהמה או חיה שנשחט והוכן למאכל, עפ"ר כחלק מפולחן דתי.
וַיִּזְבַּח יַעֲקֹב זֶבַח בָּהָר וַיִּקְרָא לְאֶחָיו לֶאֱכָל-לָחֶם וַיֹּאכְלוּ לֶחֶם וַיָּלִינוּ בָּהָר.
- 2אחד ממלכי מדין.
...וְאָנֹכִי רֹדֵף אַחֲרֵי זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zevakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זֶבַח
- Written without vowel points
- זבח
- Said
- zevakh
- Root
- ז־ב־ח
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- זְבָחִים
- Inflections
- ר' זְבָחִים, זִבְחֵי־
- Gematria
- 17
This is how Zevakh is said in other languages.
- English
- sacrifice
These words mean nearly the same as Zevakh.
- קורבןsacrifice
- שלמים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Zevakh.
- עולה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Zevakh.
The word Zevakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- זבחי צדק
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These words come before and after Zevakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zevakh.
What does Zevakh (זבח) mean in Hebrew?
Zevakh (זבח) means sacrifice. It is said zevakh, with the stress on ze.
What is a synonym for Zevakh (זבח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zevakh (זבח) are קורבן and שלמים.
What is the opposite of Zevakh (זבח)?
Words that mean the opposite of Zevakh (זבח) are עולה.
What rhymes with Zevakh (זבח)?
Words that rhyme with Zevakh (זבח) include רווח and שבח.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זבח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.