Khatira (חתירה) means undermining in Hebrew.
It can also mean rowing, sculling, sweeping, crawl, and striving. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
undermining, rowing, sculling, sweeping
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Khatira.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הבקעת חור או מחילה באדמה.
- 2בהשאלהעשיית פעולות חשאיות לערעור השלטון (להפלת כס השליט).
- 3ימאותפעולת הנעת המשוטים בסירה או בספינת משוטים; השטת סירה באמצעות משוטים.
- 4ספורטצורת שחייה שבה מניעים את הזרועות וכפות הידיים בתנועות גריפה ארוכות.
- 5בהשאלהמאמץ להגיע אל מטרה.
The word Khatira is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֲתִירָה
- Written without vowel points
- חתירה
- Said
- khatira
- Root
- ח־ת־ר
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- חֲתִירוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חֲתִירוֹת; חַתִירַת־, חַתִירוֹת־
- Gematria
- 623
This is how Khatira is said in other languages.
- English
- undermining, rowing, sculling, sweeping, crawl, striving
These words mean nearly the same as Khatira.
- חפירהdigging
- שאיפה
- גריפה
- מחתרתunderground
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These words rhyme with Khatira.
The word Khatira is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Khatira comes from the root ח־ת־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Khatira in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khatira.
What does Khatira (חתירה) mean in Hebrew?
Khatira (חתירה) means undermining, rowing, and sculling. It is said khatira, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Khatira (חתירה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khatira (חתירה) are חפירה, שאיפה, גריפה, and מחתרת.
What rhymes with Khatira (חתירה)?
Words that rhyme with Khatira (חתירה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
Is Khatira (חתירה) masculine or feminine?
The word Khatira (חתירה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חֲתִירוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חתירה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.