Chatzir (חציר) means hay in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hay
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Chatzir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צומח עשבוני שנקצר ומשמש כמספוא לבהמות.
וַיֹּאמֶר אַחְאָב אֶל-עֹבַדְיָהוּ לֵךְ בָּאָרֶץ אֶל-כָּל-מַעְיְנֵי הַמַּיִם וְאֶל כָּל-הַנְּחָלִים אוּלַי נִמְצָא חָצִיר וּנְחַיֶּה סוּס וָפֶרֶד וְלוֹא נַכְרִית מֵהַבְּהֵמָה.
- 2סוג ירק מאכל לאדם.
זָכַרְנוּ אֶת הַדָּגָה אֲשֶׁר נֹאכַל בְּמִצְרַיִם חִנָּם אֵת הַקִּשֻּׁאִים וְאֵת הָאֲבַטִּחִים וְאֶת הֶחָצִיר וְאֶת הַבְּצָלִים וְאֶת הַשּׁוּמִים
- 3אוגריתית חת'ר בהוראת מניפת-נפוי. השורש הערבי خضر מקביל לשורש בעברית.
- 4המילה בפסוק מספר במדבר מתורגמת ככרתי- ("כרשה"), צמח הקרוב מבחינה בוטנית לבצל ולשום.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Chatzir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חָצִיר
- Written without vowel points
- חציר
- Said
- chatzir
- Root
- ח־צ־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Gematria
- 308
This is how Chatzir is said in other languages.
- English
- hay
- Arabic
- كلأ, تبن
- Spanish
- heno, forraje
These words mean nearly the same as Chatzir.
These words rhyme with Chatzir.
The word Chatzir comes from the root ח־צ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Chatzir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Chatzir.
What does Chatzir (חציר) mean in Hebrew?
Chatzir (חציר) means hay. It is said chatzir, with the stress on tzir.
What is a synonym for Chatzir (חציר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Chatzir (חציר) are קש, כרתי, כרישה, and שחת.
What rhymes with Chatzir (חציר)?
Words that rhyme with Chatzir (חציר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Chatzir (חציר) masculine or feminine?
The word Chatzir (חציר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חציר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.