Khof (חוף) means shore in Hebrew.
It can also mean coast, beach, and ashore. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shore, coast, beach, ashore
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Khof.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שפת הים; רצועת הקרקע הנושקת לים, גדת נהר או נחל.
זְבוּלֻן לְחוֹף יַמִּים יִשְׁכֹּן וְהוּא לְחוֹף אֳנִיֹּת וְיַרְכָתוֹ עַל-צִידֹן.
- 2ימאותבַּחוֹף: ביבשה, בניגוד ל־ "בַּיָּם".
- 3ימאותלַחוֹף, אֶל הַחוֹף: אל היבשה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khof is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חוֹף
- Written without vowel points
- חוף
- Said
- khof
- Root
- ח־ו־פ
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Plural
- חוֹפִים
- Inflections
- ר' חוֹפִים; חוֹף־, ר' חוֹפֵי־
- Gematria
- 94
This is how Khof is said in other languages.
- English
- shore, coast, beach, ashore
These words mean nearly the same as Khof.
These words mean the opposite of Khof.
These words rhyme with Khof.
The word Khof is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חבצלת החוף
- חוף אוניות
- חוף ים
- חוף מבטחים
- חוף נפרד
- חוף רחצה
- חוף השנהב
- כדורגל חופים
- כדורעף חופים
- מישור החוף
- מחוף לחוף
- משמר החופים
- קו חוף
- ספנות חופית
- חוף החסי
- חוף הגלי
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The word Khof comes from the root ח־ו־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khof in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khof.
What does Khof (חוף) mean in Hebrew?
Khof (חוף) means shore, coast, and beach. It is said khof, with the stress on khof.
What is a synonym for Khof (חוף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khof (חוף) are יבשה.
What is the opposite of Khof (חוף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khof (חוף) are ים.
What rhymes with Khof (חוף)?
Words that rhyme with Khof (חוף) include סוף, נוף, תוף, מצוף, מנוף, and קוף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חוף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.