Kheshvan (חשוון) means Cheshvan in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Cheshvan
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kheshvan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החודש השני בלוח השנה העברי, בשנה המתחילה בחודש תשרי (כנהוג מימי בית שני), והחודש השמיני בשנה המתחילה בחודש ניסן (שהיה נהוג בימי בית ראשון). מגיע אחרי תשרי, ולפני כסלו.
- 2ד"ר אבשלום קור, "מוציא לשון - מר גורלו: חשבתם שה'מר' של חודש מרחשוון הוא רק קידומת? תחשבו שוב", במחנה, גליון 39 (3056), ז' במרחשוון התשע"א, 15 באוקטובר, 2010.
The word Kheshvan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶשְוָן
- Written without vowel points
- חשוון
- Said
- kheshvan
- Gematria
- 370
This is how Kheshvan is said in other languages.
- English
- Cheshvan
- Arabic
- حشوان
- French
- Heshvan
- Yiddish
- חשוון
These words mean nearly the same as Kheshvan.
- ירח בול
- תשואן
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These words rhyme with Kheshvan.
These words come before and after Kheshvan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kheshvan.
What does Kheshvan (חשוון) mean in Hebrew?
Kheshvan (חשוון) means Cheshvan. It is said kheshvan, with the stress on van.
What is a synonym for Kheshvan (חשוון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kheshvan (חשוון) are ירח בול and תשואן.
What rhymes with Kheshvan (חשוון)?
Words that rhyme with Kheshvan (חשוון) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Kheshvan (חשוון) masculine or feminine?
The word Kheshvan (חשוון) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חשון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.