This is what the Hebrew word Khema (חֵמָה) means.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khema.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ארס, רעל.
שָׁתִית מִיַּד יְהוָה אֶת כּוֹס חֲמָתוֹ אֶת קֻבַּעַת כּוֹס הַתַּרְעֵלָה
- 2רגש שלילי חזק המתעורר כשאין באים לכדי שביעות רצון.
שְׁפֹךְ חֲמָתְךָ עַל-הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יְדָעוּךָ; וְעַל מִשְׁפָּחוֹת, אֲשֶׁר בְּשִׁמְךָ לֹא קָרָאוּ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khema is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֵמָה
- Written without vowel points
- חמה
- Said
- khema
- Root
- י־ח־מ
- Pattern
- קְטֵלָה
- Plural
- חֵמוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חֵמוֹת; חֲמַת־, ר' חֲמוֹת־
- Gematria
- 53
These words mean nearly the same as Khema.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khema.
The word Khema is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חמת זעם
- חמתו בערה בו
- מהיר חמה
- על אפו ועל חמתו
- שפך חמתו
- מענה רך ישיב חמה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khema comes from the root י־ח־מ, like these words.
This is where the word Khema comes from.
השורש מקיים חילופי גזרות עם השורש. המילה משותפת למספר לשונות שמיות, על פי רוב במשמע רעל, כגון: אוגריתית "חמת", אכדית 2530, ארמית בבלית יַחְמָא, סורית {ܚܶܡܬܳܐ ערבית حُمَة, געז ሐሞት.
These words come before and after Khema in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khema.
What is a synonym for Khema (חֵמָה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khema (חֵמָה) are אף, זעם, חרי אף, חרון, כעס, and עברה.
What rhymes with Khema (חֵמָה)?
Words that rhyme with Khema (חֵמָה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, and רמה.
Is Khema (חֵמָה) masculine or feminine?
The word Khema (חֵמָה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חֵמוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.