Kheresh (חֶרֶשׁ) means silently in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
silently
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kheresh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לחש, דבר סוד, הנעשה בחשאי.
שַׂר חֲמִשִּׁים וּנְשׂוּא פָנִים; וְיוֹעֵץ וַחֲכַם חֲרָשִׁים וּנְבוֹן לָחַשׁ.
- 2תואר־הפועלללא השמעת קול, בשקט, בחשאי.
וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן נוּן מִן הַשִּׁטִּים שְׁנַיִם אֲנָשִׁים מְרַגְּלִים חֶרֶשׁ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kheresh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶרֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- חרש
- Said
- kheresh
- Root
- ח־ר־ש
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- חֲרָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲרָשִׁים; חֶרֶשׁ־, ר' חַרְשֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 508
This is how Kheresh is said in other languages.
- English
- silently
These words rhyme with Kheresh.
The word Kheresh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שוטר חרש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kheresh comes from the root ח־ר־ש, like these words.
This is where the word Kheresh comes from.
מן אוגריתית: חרש בהוראת לכשף. סורית: ܚܪܫܐ - "חרשא" בהוראת מכשף. וכן גם בארמית: "חרשא" בהוראת מכשף, וכשם תואר בהוראת 'מקסים'.
These words come before and after Kheresh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kheresh.
What does Kheresh (חֶרֶשׁ) mean in Hebrew?
Kheresh (חֶרֶשׁ) means silently. It is said kheresh, with the stress on khe.
What rhymes with Kheresh (חֶרֶשׁ)?
Words that rhyme with Kheresh (חֶרֶשׁ) include קרש, גרש, and פרש.
Is Kheresh (חֶרֶשׁ) masculine or feminine?
The word Kheresh (חֶרֶשׁ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲרָשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.