Khekh (חך) means palate in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֵךְ
khekh
noun · masculine
In English
palate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khekh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גג הפה אצל בני אדם ובעלי חוליות.
מַה־נִּמְלְצוּ לְחִכִּי אִמְרָתֶךָ מִדְּבַשׁ לְפִי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khekh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֵךְ
- Written without vowel points
- חך
- Said
- khekh
- Root
- ח־כ־כ
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Inflections
- חִכִּי, חִכּוֹ, חִכָּהּ
- Gematria
- 28
This is how Khekh is said in other languages.
- English
- palate
- Arabic
- حنك
- Russian
- нёбо
- Spanish
- paladar
- German
- Gaumen
These words rhyme with Khekh.
The word Khekh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- החך הקשה
- החך הרך
- ערב לחך
- דבקה לשונו לחיכו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khekh comes from the root ח־כ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khekh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khekh.
What does Khekh (חך) mean in Hebrew?
Khekh (חך) means palate. It is said khekh, with the stress on khekh.
What rhymes with Khekh (חך)?
Words that rhyme with Khekh (חך) include ירך, איך, שך, משפך, מחנך, and אברך.
Is Khekh (חך) masculine or feminine?
The word Khekh (חך) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.