Kherev damokles (חרב דמוקלס) means sword of Damocles in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֶרֶב דָּמוֹקְלֶס
kherev damokles
word
In English
sword of Damocles
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kherev damokles.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סכנה המתמדת העומדת בפני אנשים בעלי משרה רמה או כוח רב.
- 2בהשאלה(הכללה) הרגשה של סכנה מתקרבת; אוירת סכנה.
The word Kherev damokles is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶרֶב דָּמוֹקְלֶס
- Written without vowel points
- חרב דמוקלס
- Said
- kherev damokles
- Gematria
- 450
This is how Kherev damokles is said in other languages.
- English
- sword of Damocles
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What does Kherev damokles (חרב דמוקלס) mean in Hebrew?
Kherev damokles (חרב דמוקלס) means sword of Damocles. It is said kherev damokles.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרב דמוקלס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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