Khom (חום) means warmth in Hebrew.
It can also mean heat. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
warmth, heat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Khom.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פיזיקהמעבר אנרגיה בין שתי מערכות אשר אינן נמצאות בשיווי משקל תרמי הדדי.
- 2תכונה של סביבה או של גוף אשר ביטויה הכמותי הוא הטמפרטורה, מה שחשים כטמפרטורה גבוהה.
עֹד כָּל יְמֵי הָאָרֶץ זֶרַע וְקָצִיר וְקֹר וָחֹם וְקַיִץ וָחֹרֶף וְיוֹם וָלַיְלָה לֹא יִשְׁבֹּתוּ
- 3עממיכינוי לעליית הטמפרטורה של הגוף בעת מחלה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khom is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹם
- Written without vowel points
- חום
- Said
- khom
- Root
- ח־מ־מ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Inflections
- חֹם־; כ' חֻמּוֹ
- Gematria
- 54
This is how Khom is said in other languages.
- English
- warmth, heat
- Arabic
- حرارة, سخونة
- Russian
- жар, тепло
- French
- chaleur
- Spanish
- calor
- German
- Hitze, Wärme
These words mean nearly the same as Khom.
- קדחתfever
- חמימות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Khom.
- קור
- צינה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khom.
The word Khom is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גל חום
- חום אידוי
- חום בערה
- חום המראה
- חום היתוך
- חום כמוס
- חום סגולי
- כחום היום
- מכת חום
- מפזר חום
- קיבול חום
- קיבל חום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khom comes from the root ח־מ־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khom in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khom.
What does Khom (חום) mean in Hebrew?
Khom (חום) means warmth and heat. It is said khom, with the stress on khom.
What is a synonym for Khom (חום)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khom (חום) are קדחת and חמימות.
What is the opposite of Khom (חום)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khom (חום) are קור and צינה.
What rhymes with Khom (חום)?
Words that rhyme with Khom (חום) include מקום, אטום, אדום, יום, דרום, and חרטום.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.