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Khatul (חתול) means feline in Hebrew.

It can also mean cat and puss. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חָתוּל
khatul
noun · masculine
In English

feline, cat, puss

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khatul.

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

  1. 1
    טורף השייך לסוג במשפחת החתוליים (2), וחתול הבית בפרט; מין בגודל בינוני החי לצד האדם שבוית (אם כי במידה פחותה מן הכלב, שכן יש בו עדיין מאפיינים פראיים) לצורך צידם של חיות קטנות המזיקות לחקלאות.
  2. 2
    פרט ממשפחה של טורפים בעל מבנה פנים פחוס, חושים חדים ויכולת תנועה מרשימה הפעילים בעיקר בשעות הלילה. רובם ככולם חיים ביחידות וסולדים ממים.

The word Khatul is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חָתוּל
Written without vowel points
חתול
Said
khatul
Root
ח־ת־ל
Pattern
קָטוּל
Plural
חֲתוּלִים
Feminine form
חֲתוּלָה
Inflections
חֲתוּל־; נ' חֲתוּלָה, חֲתוּלַת־; ר' חֲתוּלִים, חֲתוּלֵי־; נ"ר חֲתוּלוֹת
Gematria
444

This is how Khatul is said in other languages.

English
feline, cat, puss
Arabic
قط
Russian
кошка, кот
French
félin, chat
Spanish
felino, gato
German
Katze
Yiddish
קאַץ

These words rhyme with Khatul.

The word Khatul is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Khatul comes from the root ח־ת־ל, like these words.

These words come before and after Khatul in the dictionary.

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What does Khatul (⁨חתול⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khatul (⁨חתול⁩) means feline, cat, and puss. It is said khatul, with the stress on tul.

What rhymes with Khatul (⁨חתול⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Khatul (⁨חתול⁩) include ⁨טיפול⁩, ⁨בישול⁩, ⁨מסלול⁩, ⁨גבול⁩, ⁨עיגול⁩, and ⁨גידול⁩.

Is Khatul (⁨חתול⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Khatul (⁨חתול⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨חֲתוּלִים⁩.

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

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