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Khimum (חימום) means heating in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חִמּוּם
khimum
noun · masculine
In English

heating

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khimum.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    העלאה של טמפרטורה. בדר"כ ע"י אש או מקור אנרגיה אחר. שמירה על טמפרטורה שלא תרד, ע"י בידוד מן הסביבה.
  2. 2
    בהשאלההערה של רגשות או יצרים חיוביים או שליליים.

The word Khimum is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חִמּוּם
Written without vowel points
חימום
Said
khimum
Root
ח־מ־מ
Pattern
קִטּוּל
Gematria
104

This is how Khimum is said in other languages.

English
heating

These words mean nearly the same as Khimum.

These words mean the opposite of Khimum.

  • קירור
  • צינון
  • הקפאה

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These words rhyme with Khimum.

The word Khimum is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • גוף חימום
  • להקת חימום
  • תנור חימום

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The word Khimum comes from the root ח־מ־מ, like these words.

These words come before and after Khimum in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Khimum.

What does Khimum (⁨חימום⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khimum (⁨חימום⁩) means heating. It is said khimum, with the stress on mum.

What is a synonym for Khimum (⁨חימום⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Khimum (⁨חימום⁩) are ⁨שילהוב⁩.

What is the opposite of Khimum (⁨חימום⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Khimum (⁨חימום⁩) are ⁨קירור⁩, ⁨צינון⁩, and ⁨הקפאה⁩.

What rhymes with Khimum (⁨חימום⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Khimum (⁨חימום⁩) include ⁨תחום⁩, ⁨חום⁩, ⁨תשלום⁩, ⁨תחום⁩, ⁨שום⁩, and ⁨זיהום⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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