Khavush (חָבוּשׁ) means imprisoned in Hebrew.
It can also mean incarcerated. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
imprisoned, incarcerated
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khavush.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קשור ומכורך. (בדר"כ במובן מצומצם) בהמת רכיבה הערוכה למסע.
וְעִמּוֹ צֶמֶד חֲמוֹרִים חֲבוּשִׁים וּפִילַגְשׁוֹ עִמּוֹ
- 2לשון חז"למי שנמצא בבית הסוהר. שנשללה חירותו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khavush is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חָבוּשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- חבוש
- Said
- khavush
- Root
- ח־ב־ש
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- חֲבוּשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲבוּשִׁים
- Gematria
- 316
This is how Khavush is said in other languages.
- English
- imprisoned, incarcerated
These words mean nearly the same as Khavush.
- איסורprohibition
- כלוא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khavush.
The word Khavush is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אין חבוש מתיר עצמו מבית האסורים
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The word Khavush comes from the root ח־ב־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Khavush in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khavush.
What does Khavush (חָבוּשׁ) mean in Hebrew?
Khavush (חָבוּשׁ) means imprisoned and incarcerated. It is said khavush, with the stress on vush.
What is a synonym for Khavush (חָבוּשׁ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khavush (חָבוּשׁ) are איסור and כלוא.
What rhymes with Khavush (חָבוּשׁ)?
Words that rhyme with Khavush (חָבוּשׁ) include פירוש, רכוש, לבוש, חוש, גוש, and נחוש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חבוש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.