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Kheker (חקר) means inquiry in Hebrew.

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

חֵקֶר
kheker
noun · masculine
In English

inquiry, investigation

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kheker.

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

  1. 1
    לימוד, עיון ובירור של כלל הפרטים, העובדות, הידע המצטבר וההתנהגויות המרכיבים נושא מסוים, בעיקר בתחומי המדעים.
    כִּי שְׁאַל נָא לְדֹר רִישׁוֹן וְכוֹנֵן לְחֵקֶר אֲבוֹתָם
  2. 2
    מליצהדבר־מה בגבול יכולת התפיסה, שמפאת מרחקו הרב או עומקו לא ניתן לתהות על קנקנו ולאמוד את מידותיו. (בדרך־כלל בצירוף מילת־שלילה לפניו (לא, אין)).
    הֶן אֵל שַׂגִּיא וְלֹא נֵדָע מִסְפַּר שָׁנָיו וְלֹא חֵקֶר

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Kheker is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חֵקֶר
Written without vowel points
חקר
Said
kheker
Root
ח־ק־ר
Pattern
קֵטֶל
Plural
חֲקָרִים
Inflections
ר' חֲקָרִים; חֵקֶר־, ר' חִקְרֵי־
Gematria
308

This is how Kheker is said in other languages.

English
inquiry, investigation
Arabic
تحقيق
Russian
рассле́дование
French
enquête, investigation
Spanish
pesquisa, investigación
German
Anfrage, Untersuchung

These words mean nearly the same as Kheker.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Kheker.

The word Kheker is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • חקר ביצועים
  • חקר היתכנות
  • חקר זמן
  • חקר יוחסין
  • חקר ישימות
  • חקר מניעים
  • חקר מקרה
  • חקר עמדות
  • חקר שווקים
  • ירד לחקר העניין
  • עד אין חקר

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Kheker comes from the root ח־ק־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Kheker in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kheker.

What does Kheker (⁨חקר⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kheker (⁨חקר⁩) means inquiry and investigation. It is said kheker, with the stress on khe.

What is a synonym for Kheker (⁨חקר⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kheker (⁨חקר⁩) are ⁨בדיקה⁩, ⁨בחינה⁩, ⁨בירור⁩, ⁨גבול⁩, ⁨חקירה⁩, and ⁨מחקר⁩.

What rhymes with Kheker (⁨חקר⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kheker (⁨חקר⁩) include ⁨שקר⁩, ⁨דקר⁩, ⁨תקר⁩, and ⁨קרקר⁩.

Is Kheker (⁨חקר⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kheker (⁨חקר⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨חֲקָרִים⁩.

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

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