Khol (חול) means sand in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sand
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khol.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מין אדמה גרגירית הנמצאת לרוב על שפת הים ובמדבריות חמים, ורובה המוחלט עשויה קוורץ.
וַיִּפֶן כֹּה וָכֹה, וַיַּרְא כִּי אֵין אִישׁ; וַיַּךְ אֶת־הַמִּצְרִי, וַיִּטְמְנֵהוּ בַּחוֹל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khol is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חוֹל
- Written without vowel points
- חול
- Said
- khol
- Root
- ח־ו־ל
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Plural
- חוֹלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חוֹלוֹת
- Gematria
- 44
This is how Khol is said in other languages.
- English
- sand
- Arabic
- رمل
- Russian
- песок
- French
- sable
- Spanish
- arena
- German
- Sand
- Yiddish
- זאַמד
These words mean nearly the same as Khol.
These words mean the opposite of Khol.
These words rhyme with Khol.
The word Khol is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אבן חול
- ארגז חול
- ארמון חול
- זרה חול בעינים
- חול טובעני
- ימין ושמאל רק חול וחול
- כחול אשר על שפת הים
- סופת חול
- עוף חול
- שולחן חול
- שעון חול
- דבורים כמו חול ואין מה לאכול
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The word Khol comes from the root ח־ו־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Khol in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khol.
What does Khol (חול) mean in Hebrew?
Khol (חול) means sand. It is said khol, with the stress on khol.
What is a synonym for Khol (חול)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khol (חול) are עפר.
What is the opposite of Khol (חול)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khol (חול) are קודש.
What rhymes with Khol (חול)?
Words that rhyme with Khol (חול) include גדול, קול, כול, אלכוהול, גבעול, and מחול.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.