Khanikh (חניך) means disciple in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
disciple
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khanikh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תלמיד עפ"ר צעיר בשלב לימודו אצל רבו
וַיִּשְׁמַע אַבְרָם כִּי נִשְׁבָּה אָחִיו וַיָּרֶק אֶת חֲנִיכָיו יְלִידֵי בֵיתוֹ שְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וַיִּרְדֹּף עַד דָּן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khanikh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חָנִיךְ
- Written without vowel points
- חניך
- Said
- khanikh
- Root
- ח־נ־כ
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- חַנִיכִים
- Feminine form
- חֲנִיכָה
- Inflections
- נ' חֲנִיכָה, חֲנִיכַת־; ר' חַנִיכִים, חֲנִיכֵי־; חֲנִיךְ־; נ"ר חֲנִיכוֹת
- Gematria
- 88
This is how Khanikh is said in other languages.
- English
- disciple
These words mean nearly the same as Khanikh.
These words rhyme with Khanikh.
The word Khanikh comes from the root ח־נ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khanikh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khanikh.
What does Khanikh (חניך) mean in Hebrew?
Khanikh (חניך) means disciple. It is said khanikh, with the stress on nikh.
What is a synonym for Khanikh (חניך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khanikh (חניך) are תלמיד and שוליה.
What rhymes with Khanikh (חניך)?
Words that rhyme with Khanikh (חניך) include תהליך, נסיך, צריך, סמיך, פריך, and חתיך.
Is Khanikh (חניך) masculine or feminine?
The word Khanikh (חניך) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חַנִיכִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חניך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.