Khinam (חינם) means free in Hebrew.
It can also mean in vain. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
free, in vain
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khinam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שנתקבל ללא תמורה.
זָכַרְנוּ, אֶת-הַדָּגָה, אֲשֶׁר-נֹאכַל בְּמִצְרַיִם, חִנָּם; אֵת הַקִּשֻּׁאִים, וְאֵת הָאֲבַטִּחִים, וְאֶת-הֶחָצִיר וְאֶת-הַבְּצָלִים, וְאֶת-הַשּׁוּמִים.
- 2שנעשה ללא סיבה או תכלית.
כִּי-חִנָּם טָמְנוּ-לִי, שַׁחַת רִשְׁתָּם; חִנָּם, חָפְרוּ לְנַפְשִׁי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khinam is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- חִנָּם
- Written without vowel points
- חינם
- Said
- khinam
- Root
- ח־נ־נ
- Gematria
- 108
This is how Khinam is said in other languages.
- English
- free, in vain
- Arabic
- مجاني, عبثا
- Russian
- беспла́тный, напрасно
- French
- gratis
- Spanish
- gratis
- German
- kostenlos, umsonst, gratis
- Yiddish
- בחינם, אומזיסט
These words mean nearly the same as Khinam.
- במתנה
- לשוואin vain
- לריק
- בכדיin vain
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khinam.
The word Khinam is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אוכל חנם
- אין ארוחות חנם
- חנם אין כסף
- שומר חנם
- שנאת חינם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khinam comes from the root ח־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khinam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khinam.
What does Khinam (חינם) mean in Hebrew?
Khinam (חינם) means free and in vain. It is said khinam, with the stress on nam.
What is a synonym for Khinam (חינם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khinam (חינם) are במתנה, לשווא, לריק, and בכדי.
What rhymes with Khinam (חינם)?
Words that rhyme with Khinam (חינם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חנם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.