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Khasa (חסה) means lettuce in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חַסָּה
khasa
noun · feminine
In English

lettuce

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khasa.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    לשון חז"לחסת התרבות (שם מדעי: Lactuca sativa), ירק־גינה שעליו ירוקים או סגולים ונאכלים טריים.
  2. 2
    סוג בוטני Lactuca ממשפחת המורכבים ובו כמה מיני בר וזנים רבים של חסה תרבותית, (1) לעיל.

The word Khasa is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
חַסָּה
Written without vowel points
חסה
Said
khasa
Root
ח־ס־ס
Pattern
קַטְלָה
Plural
חַסּוֹת
Inflections
חַסַּת־; ר' חַסּוֹת
Gematria
73

This is how Khasa is said in other languages.

English
lettuce
Arabic
خس
Russian
салат, латук
French
laitue
Spanish
lechuga
German
Salat, Lattich

These words rhyme with Khasa.

The word Khasa is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • גדול חסה בשטחים
  • חס על החי וחי על החסה

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These words come before and after Khasa in the dictionary.

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What does Khasa (⁨חסה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khasa (⁨חסה⁩) means lettuce. It is said khasa, with the stress on kha.

What rhymes with Khasa (⁨חסה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Khasa (⁨חסה⁩) include ⁨טרסה⁩, ⁨גליאסה⁩, ⁨קלבסה⁩, ⁨מולסה⁩, and ⁨קלסה⁩.

Is Khasa (⁨חסה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Khasa (⁨חסה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨חַסּוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חסה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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