Chabash (חבש) means Abyssinia in Hebrew.
It can also mean Habesha. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Abyssinia, Habesha
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Chabash.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מדינה בצפון מזרח אפריקה.
The word Chabash is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חַבָּשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- חבש
- Said
- chabash
- Root
- ח־ב־ש
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Gematria
- 310
This is how Chabash is said in other languages.
- English
- Abyssinia, Habesha
These words mean nearly the same as Chabash.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Chabash.
The word Chabash comes from the root ח־ב־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Chabash in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Chabash.
What does Chabash (חבש) mean in Hebrew?
Chabash (חבש) means Abyssinia and Habesha. It is said chabash, with the stress on bash.
What is a synonym for Chabash (חבש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Chabash (חבש) are אתיופיה and כוש.
What rhymes with Chabash (חבש)?
Words that rhyme with Chabash (חבש) include חדש, דבש, נחש, משולש, רש, and חלש.
Is Chabash (חבש) masculine or feminine?
The word Chabash (חבש) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חבש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.