Kherev (חרב) means sword in Hebrew.
It can also mean sabre, blade, and centerboard. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sword, sabre, blade, centerboard
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kherev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי נשק קר, בעל להב ארוך, קשיח ומשונן הכולל קת לאחיזה.
וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ בְנֵי יְהוּדָה בִּירוּשָׁלִַם, וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אוֹתָהּ וַיַּכּוּהָ לְפִי חָרֶב
- 2אחד מחלקי המחרשה העתיקה.
- 3ימאות, בהשאלהלוח עץ או מתכת, דמוי סנפיר, הבולט מתחתית סירת מפרשים באמצעיתה, על קו השדרית. משמש להגדלת התנגדות הסירה לטרידה עקב פעולת הרוח על המפרשים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kherev is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶרֶב
- Written without vowel points
- חרב
- Said
- kherev
- Root
- ח־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- חֲרָבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חֲרָבוֹת; חֶרֶב־, ר' חַרְבוֹת־; כ' חַרְבְּךָ, חַרְבוֹתָיו
- Gematria
- 210
This is how Kherev is said in other languages.
- English
- sword, sabre, blade, centerboard
- French
- épée, sabre
- Spanish
- espada
These words mean nearly the same as Kherev.
- סיף
- אבח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kherev.
The word Kherev is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אבחת חרב
- ארגז החרב
- בית חרב
- דג חרב
- הלנצח תאכל חרב
- זנב חרב
- חרב דמוקלס
- חרב מלחים
- חרב פיפיות
- כמדקרות חרב
- לפי חרב
- נפל על חרבו
- שכיר חרב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kherev comes from the root ח־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Kherev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kherev.
What does Kherev (חרב) mean in Hebrew?
Kherev (חרב) means sword, sabre, and blade. It is said kherev, with the stress on khe.
What is a synonym for Kherev (חרב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kherev (חרב) are סיף and אבח.
What rhymes with Kherev (חרב)?
Words that rhyme with Kherev (חרב) include ערב, קרב, and גרב.
Is Kherev (חרב) masculine or feminine?
The word Kherev (חרב) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חֲרָבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.