Khok yesod (חוק יסוד) means basic law in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֹק יְסוֹד
khok yesod
noun · masculine
In English
basic law
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khok yesod.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חוק שנקבע ע"י הכנסת לצורך הכנת חוקה למדינת ישראל.
The word Khok yesod is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹק יְסוֹד
- Written without vowel points
- חוק יסוד
- Said
- khok yesod
- Root
- ח־ק־ק
- Plural
- חֻקֵּי־יְסוֹד
- Inflections
- ר' חֻקֵּי־יְסוֹד
- Gematria
- 194
This is how Khok yesod is said in other languages.
- English
- basic law
The word Khok yesod comes from the root ח־ק־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Khok yesod in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khok yesod.
What does Khok yesod (חוק יסוד) mean in Hebrew?
Khok yesod (חוק יסוד) means basic law. It is said khok yesod, with the stress on sod.
Is Khok yesod (חוק יסוד) masculine or feminine?
The word Khok yesod (חוק יסוד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֻקֵּי־יְסוֹד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חק יסוד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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