Hod (הוד) means excellence in Hebrew.
It can also mean fanfare and glory. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
excellence, fanfare, glory
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Hod.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שבח רב; שם טוב. רוממוּת ונשגבוּת, מכובדוּת רבה.
וְהוּא יִבְנֶה אֶת-הֵיכַל יְהוָה וְהוּא-יִשָּׁא הוֹד וְיָשַׁב וּמָשַׁל עַל-כִּסְאוֹ...
- 2קבלההספירה ה־8 (מלמעלה), המזוהה עם דמותו של אהרן הכהן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Hod is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הוֹד
- Written without vowel points
- הוד
- Said
- hod
- Root
- ה־ו־ד
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Gematria
- 15
This is how Hod is said in other languages.
- English
- excellence, fanfare, glory
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These words rhyme with Hod.
The word Hod comes from the root ה־ו־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Hod in the dictionary.
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What does Hod (הוד) mean in Hebrew?
Hod (הוד) means excellence, fanfare, and glory. It is said hod, with the stress on hod.
What is a synonym for Hod (הוד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hod (הוד) are הדר, פאר, עוז, זיו, and הדרה.
What is the opposite of Hod (הוד)?
Words that mean the opposite of Hod (הוד) are בוז and קלון.
What rhymes with Hod (הוד)?
Words that rhyme with Hod (הוד) include יסוד, כבוד, קודקוד, דוד, סוד, and קוד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הוד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.