Chema (חמאה) means butter in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֶמְאָה
chema
noun · feminine
In English
butter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Chema.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מאכל חלבי מוצק־רך שרובו שומן החלב; מיוצר בדרך של חביצת השמנת. משמשת לרוב כממרח וכשומן לטיגון או לאפייה.
מַיִם שָׁאַל חָלָב נָתָנָה; בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים הִקְרִיבָה חֶמְאָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Chema is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶמְאָה
- Written without vowel points
- חמאה
- Said
- chema
- Root
- ח־מ־א
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Inflections
- ר' חֶמְאַת־; חֲמָאוֹת, חֶמְאוֹת־
- Gematria
- 54
This is how Chema is said in other languages.
- English
- butter
- Arabic
- زبدة
- Russian
- масло
- French
- beurre
- Spanish
- mantequilla
- German
- Butter
These words rhyme with Chema.
The word Chema is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חלב חמאה
- חמאה על הראש
- חמאת בטנים
- חמאת קקאו
- נהרי נחלי דבש וחמאה
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These words come before and after Chema in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Chema.
What does Chema (חמאה) mean in Hebrew?
Chema (חמאה) means butter. It is said chema, with the stress on a.
What rhymes with Chema (חמאה)?
Words that rhyme with Chema (חמאה) include תנועה, רפואה, מראה, דעה, רצועה, and שעה.
Is Chema (חמאה) masculine or feminine?
The word Chema (חמאה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמאה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.