Khamuts (חמוץ) means sour in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sour
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Khamuts.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דבר שטעמו נובע מנוכחות חומצה.
- 2בהשאלהזועף, כועס וממורמר.
- 3ספוג בדם, צבוע אדום.
מִי-זֶה בָּא מֵאֱדוֹם, חֲמוּץ בְּגָדִים מִבָּצְרָה, זֶה הָדוּר בִּלְבוּשׁוֹ, צֹעֶה בְּרֹב כֹּחוֹ; אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר בִּצְדָקָה, רַב לְהוֹשִׁיעַ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khamuts is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חָמוּץ
- Written without vowel points
- חמוץ
- Said
- khamuts
- Root
- ח־מ־צ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- חֲמוּצִים
- Feminine form
- חֲמוּצָה
- Inflections
- ר'חֲמוּצִים, נ' חֲמוּצָה, נ"ר חֲמוּצוֹת
- Gematria
- 144
This is how Khamuts is said in other languages.
- English
- sour
- Arabic
- حامض
- Russian
- кислый
- Spanish
- agrio, ácido
- German
- sauer
These words mean nearly the same as Khamuts.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Khamuts.
- פנים מאירות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khamuts.
The word Khamuts is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מלפפון חמוץ
- חלב חמוץ
- פרצוף חמוץ
- פנים חמוצות
- חמוץ פנים
- ריח חמוץ
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khamuts comes from the root ח־מ־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khamuts in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khamuts.
What does Khamuts (חמוץ) mean in Hebrew?
Khamuts (חמוץ) means sour. It is said khamuts, with the stress on muts.
What is a synonym for Khamuts (חמוץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khamuts (חמוץ) are פרצוף איכה, פרצוף תשעה באב, נפלו פניו, and לימוני.
What is the opposite of Khamuts (חמוץ)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khamuts (חמוץ) are פנים מאירות.
What rhymes with Khamuts (חמוץ)?
Words that rhyme with Khamuts (חמוץ) include חלוץ, חוץ, ערוץ, פיצוץ, חרוץ, and קיבוץ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמוץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.