Khelkha (חלכה) means oppressed in Hebrew.
It can also mean poor, hapless, and unfortunate. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
oppressed, poor, hapless, unfortunate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khelkha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראאָדָם מְעוֹרֵר רחמים, מסכן.
יֵשֵׁב בְּמַאְרַב חֲצֵרִים בַּמִּסְתָּרִים יַהֲרֹג נָקִי עֵינָיו לְחֵלְכָה יִצְפֹּנוּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khelkha is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חֵלְכָה
- Written without vowel points
- חלכה
- Said
- khelkha
- Root
- ח־ל־כ
- Plural
- חֵלְכָּאִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֵלְכָּאִים; הפסק חֵלֵכָה
- Gematria
- 63
This is how Khelkha is said in other languages.
- English
- oppressed, poor, hapless, unfortunate
These words mean nearly the same as Khelkha.
- אומלל
- דךpoor
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These words rhyme with Khelkha.
These words come before and after Khelkha in the dictionary.
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What does Khelkha (חלכה) mean in Hebrew?
Khelkha (חלכה) means oppressed, poor, and hapless. It is said khelkha, with the stress on kha.
What is a synonym for Khelkha (חלכה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khelkha (חלכה) are אומלל and דך.
What rhymes with Khelkha (חלכה)?
Words that rhyme with Khelkha (חלכה) include משפחה, ברכה, שמחה, מנוחה, הלכה, and מערכה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חלכה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.