Khodesh (חודש) means month in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
month
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khodesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1משך הזמן שבין מולד ירח אחד למשנהו; החלק השנים עשר של השנה.
הַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה לָכֶם רֹאשׁ חֳדָשִׁים; רִאשׁוֹן הוּא לָכֶם לְחָדְשֵׁי הַשָּׁנָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khodesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹדֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- חודש
- Said
- khodesh
- Root
- ח־ד־ש
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- חֳדָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' חֳדָשִׁים, חָדְשֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 318
This is how Khodesh is said in other languages.
- English
- month
- Arabic
- شهر
- Russian
- месяц
- French
- mois
- Spanish
- mes
- German
- Monat
- Yiddish
- חודש
These words mean nearly the same as Khodesh.
These words rhyme with Khodesh.
The word Khodesh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מדי חודש בחודשו
- ראש חודש
- חודש ימים
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The word Khodesh comes from the root ח־ד־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Khodesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khodesh.
What does Khodesh (חודש) mean in Hebrew?
Khodesh (חודש) means month. It is said khodesh, with the stress on kho.
What is a synonym for Khodesh (חודש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khodesh (חודש) are ירח.
What rhymes with Khodesh (חודש)?
Words that rhyme with Khodesh (חודש) include קודש and גודש.
Is Khodesh (חודש) masculine or feminine?
The word Khodesh (חודש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֳדָשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חדש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.