Khatsot ha-layla (חצות) means midnight in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֲצוֹת הַלַּיְלָה
khatsot ha-layla
noun · feminine
In English
midnight
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khatsot ha-layla.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1השעה בלילה המקבילה לשעת הצהריים ביום, בו נהוג כי מתחלף התאריך.
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה, כֹּה אָמַר יהוה; כַּחֲצֹת הַלַּיְלָה, אֲנִי יוֹצֵא בְּתוֹךְ מִצְרָיִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khatsot ha-layla is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֲצוֹת הַלַּיְלָה
- Written without vowel points
- חצות
- Said
- khatsot ha-layla
- Root
- ח־צ־ה
- Gematria
- 504
This is how Khatsot ha-layla is said in other languages.
- English
- midnight
- Arabic
- منتصف الليل
- French
- minuit
The word Khatsot ha-layla comes from the root ח־צ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Khatsot ha-layla in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khatsot ha-layla.
What does Khatsot ha-layla (חצות) mean in Hebrew?
Khatsot ha-layla (חצות) means midnight. It is said khatsot ha-layla, with the stress on tsot.
Is Khatsot ha-layla (חצות) masculine or feminine?
The word Khatsot ha-layla (חצות) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חצות הלילה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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