Khanit (חנית) means spear in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
spear
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khanit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי נשק המשמש להגנה ותקיפה כאחד, המורכב ממקל ארוך בעל קצה חד.
וַיָּטֶל שָׁאוּל אֶת־הַחֲנִית, וַיֹּאמֶר אַכֶּה בְדָוִד וּבַקִּיר; וַיִּסֹּב דָּוִד מִפָּנָיו פַּעֲמָיִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khanit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֲנִית
- Written without vowel points
- חנית
- Said
- khanit
- Root
- ח־נ־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלִית
- Plural
- חֲנִיתוֹת וגם חֲנִיתִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲנִיתוֹת וגם חֲנִיתִים
- Gematria
- 468
This is how Khanit is said in other languages.
- English
- spear
- Arabic
- رُمْح, حَرْبَة
- Russian
- копьё
These words mean nearly the same as Khanit.
- כידון
- רומחlance
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khanit.
The word Khanit is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חוד החנית
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khanit comes from the root ח־נ־ה, like these words.
This is where the word Khanit comes from.
טיגרנית: בהגיית כּווֹאֵנֲת kʷinat מושאלת כנראה מן מצרית-קדומה בכתב חרטומים בהגיית - הְנִיתְ Hnyt בהוראת 'חנית', להלן הירוגליף שייצוגו הפונטי (ḥ-n-ỉ-ỉ-t) :V28-N35-M17-M17-X1
These words come before and after Khanit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khanit.
What does Khanit (חנית) mean in Hebrew?
Khanit (חנית) means spear. It is said khanit, with the stress on nit.
What is a synonym for Khanit (חנית)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khanit (חנית) are כידון and רומח.
What rhymes with Khanit (חנית)?
Words that rhyme with Khanit (חנית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Khanit (חנית) masculine or feminine?
The word Khanit (חנית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חֲנִיתוֹת וגם חֲנִיתִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חנית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.