Khafir (חפיר) means moat in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
moat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khafir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תעלה שנחפרה בקרקע סביב חומה, טירה או שאר סוגי ביצורים, כאלמנט נוסף שמטרתו להקשות על האויב לחדור פנימה.
The word Khafir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֲפִיר
- Written without vowel points
- חפיר
- Said
- khafir
- Root
- ח־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- חפירים
- Inflections
- ר' חפירים; חפיר־
- Gematria
- 298
This is how Khafir is said in other languages.
- English
- moat
- Arabic
- خندق
- Russian
- ров
- Spanish
- foso
- German
- wassergraben
These words mean nearly the same as Khafir.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khafir.
The word Khafir comes from the root ח־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Khafir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khafir.
What does Khafir (חפיר) mean in Hebrew?
Khafir (חפיר) means moat. It is said khafir, with the stress on fir.
What is a synonym for Khafir (חפיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khafir (חפיר) are תעלת מגן, תעלה, and שוחה.
What rhymes with Khafir (חפיר)?
Words that rhyme with Khafir (חפיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
Is Khafir (חפיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Khafir (חפיר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חפירים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חפיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.