Khag (חג) means festival in Hebrew.
It can also mean holiday. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
festival, holiday
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khag.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יום של שמחה או יום שמצוין לזכר אירוע בעל ערך היסטורי, דתי וכיוצא באלה.
וְשִׁבְעַת יְמֵי הֶחָג יַעֲשֶׂה עוֹלָה לַיהוָה, שִׁבְעַת פָּרִים וְשִׁבְעַת אֵילִים תְּמִימִם...
- 2בהמת הקרבן
אֵל יְהוָה וַיָּאֶר לָנוּ אִסְרוּ חַג בַּעֲבֹתִים עַד קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khag is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חַג
- Written without vowel points
- חג
- Said
- khag
- Root
- ח־ג־ג
- Pattern
- קַל
- Plural
- חַגִּים
- Inflections
- ר' חַגִּים; חַג־, ר' חַגֵּי־; ביידוע: הֶחָג
- Gematria
- 11
This is how Khag is said in other languages.
- English
- festival, holiday
- Arabic
- عيد
- Russian
- праздник
- French
- fête
- Spanish
- festividad, celebración
- German
- Feiertag
These words mean nearly the same as Khag.
- יום טוב
- מועד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khag.
The word Khag is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איסרו חג
- חג האביב
- חג האורים
- חג האסיף
- חג הבכורים
- חג ההודיה
- חג המולד
- חג המצות
- חג הקציר
- חג מתן תורה
- חג שמח
- חגים וזמנים לששון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khag comes from the root ח־ג־ג, like these words.
This is where the word Khag comes from.
מקביל לסורית (חַגָא) - חג, משתה, סעודה. עד לחורבן בית המקדש, "חג" היה יום חגו של האלוהים, וגם 'קורבן כפות' סמוך למזבח.
These words come before and after Khag in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khag.
What does Khag (חג) mean in Hebrew?
Khag (חג) means festival and holiday. It is said khag, with the stress on khag.
What is a synonym for Khag (חג)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khag (חג) are יום טוב and מועד.
What rhymes with Khag (חג)?
Words that rhyme with Khag (חג) include דג, פג, גג, מנהג, דייג, and תג.
Is Khag (חג) masculine or feminine?
The word Khag (חג) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חַגִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חג of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.