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Khelmon (חלמון) means yolk in Hebrew.

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

חֶלְמוֹן
khelmon
noun · masculine
In English

yolk

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives one meaning for Khelmon.

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

  1. 1
    החומר הצהוב אשר מרכיב את הביצה.

The word Khelmon is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חֶלְמוֹן
Written without vowel points
חלמון
Said
khelmon
Root
ח־ל־מ
Pattern
קִטְלוֹן
Plural
חֶלְמוֹנִים
Inflections
ר' חֶלְמוֹנִים
Gematria
134

This is how Khelmon is said in other languages.

English
yolk
Russian
желток
German
Dotter, Eigelb

These words rhyme with Khelmon.

The word Khelmon is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • חלמון הביצה

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The word Khelmon comes from the root ח־ל־מ, like these words.

This is where the word Khelmon comes from.

ארמית תרגום יונתן - חֶלְמוֹנָא. גיזרונה של המילה חֶלְמוֹן אינו ברור. יש שהציעו לקשור אותה למילה מן המשנה חַלָּמָה או חַלָּמָא שפירושה טיט – אולי בגלל צבע החלמון או בגלל המרקם הדביק שלו.

These words come before and after Khelmon in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Khelmon.

What does Khelmon (⁨חלמון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khelmon (⁨חלמון⁩) means yolk. It is said khelmon, with the stress on mon.

What rhymes with Khelmon (⁨חלמון⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Khelmon (⁨חלמון⁩) include ⁨מזון⁩, ⁨רצון⁩, ⁨צפון⁩, ⁨לשון⁩, ⁨חלבון⁩, and ⁨זיכרון⁩.

Is Khelmon (⁨חלמון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Khelmon (⁨חלמון⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨חֶלְמוֹנִים⁩.

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

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