מחוז

Hebrew

Root
ח־ו־ז (kh-w-z)
2 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic محافظة and its root ح ف ظ.

Noun

מָחוֹז • (makhóz) m (plural indefinite מְחוֹזוֹת, singular construct מְחוֹז־, plural construct מְחוֹזוֹת־)

1. district, prefecture
2. province

Derived terms

• מְחוֹזִי (m'khozí)

References

• “מחוז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H4231 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Further reading

• מחוז on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he