Khemet (חמת) means waterskin in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
waterskin
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khemet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי קיבול לנוזלים עשוי עור
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר, וַיִּקַּח־לֶחֶם וְחֵמַת מַיִם – וַיִּתֵּן אֶל־הָגָר שָׂם עַל־שִׁכְמָהּ, וְאֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וַיְשַׁלְּחֶהָ; וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתֵּתַע, בְּמִדְבַּר בְּאֵר שָׁבַע. וַיִּכְלוּ הַמַּיִם, מִן־הַחֵמֶת; וַתַּשְׁלֵךְ אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד, תַּחַת אַחַד הַשִּׂיחִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khemet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֵמֶת
- Written without vowel points
- חמת
- Said
- khemet
- Root
- ח־מ־ה
- Pattern
- קְטֶלֶת
- Plural
- חֲמָתוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חֲמָתוֹת
- Gematria
- 448
This is how Khemet is said in other languages.
- English
- waterskin
These words mean nearly the same as Khemet.
- נאדwineskin
- שלוקר
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These words rhyme with Khemet.
The word Khemet is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Khemet comes from the root ח־מ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Khemet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khemet.
What does Khemet (חמת) mean in Hebrew?
Khemet (חמת) means waterskin. It is said khemet, with the stress on khe.
What is a synonym for Khemet (חמת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khemet (חמת) are נאד and שלוקר.
What rhymes with Khemet (חמת)?
Words that rhyme with Khemet (חמת) include חותמת, כוסמת, צמת, קמט, תנשמת, and פמפמת.
Is Khemet (חמת) masculine or feminine?
The word Khemet (חמת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חֲמָתוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.