Chatsav (חצב) means squill in Hebrew.
It can also mean sea onion. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חָצָב
chatsav
noun · masculine
In English
squill, sea onion
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Chatsav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גאופיט ממשפחת האספרגיים בעל עמוד תפרחת חרוטי, הפורח בלבן בתחילת הסתו.
The word Chatsav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חָצָב
- Written without vowel points
- חצב
- Said
- chatsav
- Root
- ח־צ־ב
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Gematria
- 100
This is how Chatsav is said in other languages.
- English
- squill, sea onion
These words rhyme with Chatsav.
The word Chatsav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בן חצב
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The word Chatsav comes from the root ח־צ־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Chatsav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Chatsav.
What does Chatsav (חצב) mean in Hebrew?
Chatsav (חצב) means squill and sea onion. It is said chatsav, with the stress on tsav.
What rhymes with Chatsav (חצב)?
Words that rhyme with Chatsav (חצב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Chatsav (חצב) masculine or feminine?
The word Chatsav (חצב) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חצב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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