Khashuv (חשוב) means important in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
important
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khashuv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שיש לו ערך רב.
- 2שיש לו מעלה על אחרים, שנמצא במעמד גבוה בדעת בני אדם.
The word Khashuv is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חָשׁוּב
- Written without vowel points
- חשוב
- Said
- khashuv
- Root
- ח־ש־ב
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Feminine form
- חֲשׁוּבָה ר' חֲשׁוּבִים
- Inflections
- נ' חֲשׁוּבָה ר' חֲשׁוּבִים, חֲשׁוּבוֹת
- Gematria
- 316
This is how Khashuv is said in other languages.
- English
- important
- Arabic
- مُهِمّ, هامّ
These words mean nearly the same as Khashuv.
- נכבד
- בעל חשיבות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Khashuv.
- שפל
- טפל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khashuv.
The word Khashuv is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חשוב כמת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khashuv comes from the root ח־ש־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Khashuv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khashuv.
What does Khashuv (חשוב) mean in Hebrew?
Khashuv (חשוב) means important. It is said khashuv, with the stress on shuv.
What is a synonym for Khashuv (חשוב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khashuv (חשוב) are נכבד and בעל חשיבות.
What is the opposite of Khashuv (חשוב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khashuv (חשוב) are שפל and טפל.
What rhymes with Khashuv (חשוב)?
Words that rhyme with Khashuv (חשוב) include קירוב, יישוב, סיבוב, עצוב, כרוב, and שוב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חשוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.