Khashmonay (חשמונאי) means Hasmonean in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חַשְׁמוֹנַאי
khashmonay
noun · masculine
In English
Hasmonean
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khashmonay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1משפחת כהנים (לרוב בצירוף: בית/בני חשמונאי), שהנהיגה את המרד כנגד השלטון הסלאוקי, בתקופת בית שני.
The word Khashmonay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חַשְׁמוֹנַאי
- Written without vowel points
- חשמונאי
- Said
- khashmonay
- Plural
- חַשְׁמוֹנָאִים
- Feminine form
- חַשְׁמוֹנָאִית
- Inflections
- נ' חַשְׁמוֹנָאִית; ר' חַשְׁמוֹנָאִים, נ"ר חַשְׁמוֹנָאִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 415
This is how Khashmonay is said in other languages.
- English
- Hasmonean
These words rhyme with Khashmonay.
The word Khashmonay is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ממלכת החשמונאים
- מרד החשמונאים
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These words come before and after Khashmonay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khashmonay.
What does Khashmonay (חשמונאי) mean in Hebrew?
Khashmonay (חשמונאי) means Hasmonean. It is said khashmonay, with the stress on nay.
What rhymes with Khashmonay (חשמונאי)?
Words that rhyme with Khashmonay (חשמונאי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
Is Khashmonay (חשמונאי) masculine or feminine?
The word Khashmonay (חשמונאי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חַשְׁמוֹנָאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חשמונאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.