Khimtsa (חמצה) means chick pea in Hebrew.
It can also mean garbanzo. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
chick pea, garbanzo
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khimtsa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חומוס, צמח בעל גרגרים ממשפחת הקטניות.
The word Khimtsa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חִמְצָה
- Written without vowel points
- חמצה
- Said
- khimtsa
- Root
- ח־מ־צ
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- חִמְצוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חִמְצוֹת; חִמְצַת־, ר' חִמְצוֹת־
- Gematria
- 143
This is how Khimtsa is said in other languages.
- English
- chick pea, garbanzo
- Arabic
- حمص
- Russian
- нут, горох турецкий, бараний горох
These words mean nearly the same as Khimtsa.
- חומוס
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These words rhyme with Khimtsa.
The word Khimtsa comes from the root ח־מ־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khimtsa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khimtsa.
What does Khimtsa (חמצה) mean in Hebrew?
Khimtsa (חמצה) means chick pea and garbanzo. It is said khimtsa, with the stress on tsa.
What is a synonym for Khimtsa (חמצה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khimtsa (חמצה) are חומוס.
What rhymes with Khimtsa (חמצה)?
Words that rhyme with Khimtsa (חמצה) include קבוצה, מוצא, פצצה, מצע, מצה, and אמצע.
Is Khimtsa (חמצה) masculine or feminine?
The word Khimtsa (חמצה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חִמְצוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמצה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.