Khok merfi (חוק מרפי) means Murphy's law in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֹק מֶרְפִי
khok merfi
noun · masculine
In English
Murphy's law
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khok merfi.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלל המבטא בהרחבה כי בכל מצב נתון, אם יש סיכוי לכך שאירועים יתבצעו שלא כשורה, הם אכן יתבצעו שלא כשורה.
The word Khok merfi is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹק מֶרְפִי
- Written without vowel points
- חוק מרפי
- Said
- khok merfi
- Gematria
- 444
This is how Khok merfi is said in other languages.
- English
- Murphy's law
- French
- loi de Murphy
- Spanish
- Ley de Murphy
- German
- Murphys Gesetz
These words come before and after Khok merfi in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khok merfi.
What does Khok merfi (חוק מרפי) mean in Hebrew?
Khok merfi (חוק מרפי) means Murphy's law. It is said khok merfi, with the stress on mer.
Is Khok merfi (חוק מרפי) masculine or feminine?
The word Khok merfi (חוק מרפי) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חק מרפי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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