Khiyuni (חיוני) means vital in Hebrew.
It can also mean essential. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
vital, essential
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khiyuni.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שיש בו חיים. או שהכרחי לתת חיים באחר, בדרך כלל בהתייחס לנפש או נשמה.
- 2הכרחי לצורך מה. שחשיבותו גדולה.
The word Khiyuni is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חִיּוּנִי
- Written without vowel points
- חיוני
- Said
- khiyuni
- Root
- ח־י־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלָנִי
- Feminine form
- חִיּוּנִית ר' חִיּוּנִיִּים חִיּוּנִיוֹת
- Inflections
- נ' חִיּוּנִית ר' חִיּוּנִיִּים חִיּוּנִיוֹת
- Gematria
- 84
This is how Khiyuni is said in other languages.
- English
- vital, essential
- Arabic
- حَيَوِيّ
These words mean nearly the same as Khiyuni.
- ויטלי
- אלמנטריelementary
- הכרחי
- חשוב
- נחוץnecessary
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Khiyuni.
- מיותר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khiyuni.
The word Khiyuni comes from the root ח־י־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Khiyuni in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khiyuni.
What does Khiyuni (חיוני) mean in Hebrew?
Khiyuni (חיוני) means vital and essential. It is said khiyuni, with the stress on ni.
What is a synonym for Khiyuni (חיוני)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khiyuni (חיוני) are ויטלי, אלמנטרי, הכרחי, חשוב, and נחוץ.
What is the opposite of Khiyuni (חיוני)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khiyuni (חיוני) are מיותר.
What rhymes with Khiyuni (חיוני)?
Words that rhyme with Khiyuni (חיוני) include מיני, עני, שני, קיצוני, אני, and צמחוני.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חיוני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.