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Khof yam (חוף ים) means seashore in Hebrew.

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

חוֹף יָם
khof yam
noun · masculine
In English

seashore

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives one meaning for Khof yam.

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

  1. 1
    רצועת קרקע הנושקת לים.
    פְּנוּ וּסְעוּ לָכֶם וּבֹאוּ הַר הָאֱמֹרִי וְאֶל-כָּל-שְׁכֵנָיו בָּעֲרָבָה בָהָר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָה וּבַנֶּגֶב וּבְחוֹף הַיָּם אֶרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַלְּבָנוֹן עַד-הַנָּהָר הַגָּדֹל נְהַר-פְּרָת

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The word Khof yam is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חוֹף יָם
Written without vowel points
חוף ים
Said
khof yam
Plural
חוֹפֵי יָם
Inflections
ר' חוֹפֵי יָם
Gematria
144

This is how Khof yam is said in other languages.

English
seashore
Arabic
شاطِئ البَحْر

These words mean nearly the same as Khof yam.

  • שפת הים

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These words come before and after Khof yam in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Khof yam.

What does Khof yam (⁨חוף ים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khof yam (⁨חוף ים⁩) means seashore. It is said khof yam.

What is a synonym for Khof yam (⁨חוף ים⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Khof yam (⁨חוף ים⁩) are ⁨שפת הים⁩.

Is Khof yam (⁨חוף ים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Khof yam (⁨חוף ים⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨חוֹפֵי יָם⁩.

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

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