Khiluf khomarim (חילוף חומרים) means metabolism in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חִלּוּף חֳמָרִים
khiluf khomarim
noun · masculine
In English
metabolism
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khiluf khomarim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תהליך, המתרחש ביצורים חיים, של קליטת חומרים מהסביבה, עיבודם והפקת אנרגיה.
The word Khiluf khomarim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חִלּוּף חֳמָרִים
- Written without vowel points
- חילוף חומרים
- Said
- khiluf khomarim
- Root
- ח־ל־פ
- Gematria
- 438
This is how Khiluf khomarim is said in other languages.
- English
- metabolism
- Arabic
- أيض
- Russian
- Обмен веществ, метаболизм
- French
- métabolisme
- German
- Stoffwechsel, Metabolismus
These words mean nearly the same as Khiluf khomarim.
The word Khiluf khomarim comes from the root ח־ל־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khiluf khomarim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khiluf khomarim.
What does Khiluf khomarim (חילוף חומרים) mean in Hebrew?
Khiluf khomarim (חילוף חומרים) means metabolism. It is said khiluf khomarim, with the stress on luf.
What is a synonym for Khiluf khomarim (חילוף חומרים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khiluf khomarim (חילוף חומרים) are מטבוליזם.
Is Khiluf khomarim (חילוף חומרים) masculine or feminine?
The word Khiluf khomarim (חילוף חומרים) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חלוף חמרים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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