Khamakmak (חמקמק) means elusive in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֲמַקְמַק
khamakmak
adjective
In English
elusive
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khamakmak.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שקשה לתפוס אותו. מופיע ונעלם במהרה.
The word Khamakmak is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חֲמַקְמַק
- Written without vowel points
- חמקמק
- Said
- khamakmak
- Root
- ח־מ־ק
- Pattern
- קְטַלְטַל
- Feminine form
- חֲמַקְמַקָּה
- Inflections
- נ' חֲמַקְמַקָּה
- Gematria
- 288
This is how Khamakmak is said in other languages.
- English
- elusive
These words mean the opposite of Khamakmak.
These words rhyme with Khamakmak.
These words come before and after Khamakmak in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khamakmak.
What does Khamakmak (חמקמק) mean in Hebrew?
Khamakmak (חמקמק) means elusive. It is said khamakmak, with the stress on mak.
What is the opposite of Khamakmak (חמקמק)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khamakmak (חמקמק) are יציב.
What rhymes with Khamakmak (חמקמק)?
Words that rhyme with Khamakmak (חמקמק) include ירק, משחק, חזק, מוצק, חיידק, and מרחק.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמקמק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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