Khomat mayim (חומת מים) means breakwater in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חוֹמַת מַּיִם
khomat mayim
noun · feminine
In English
breakwater
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khomat mayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ארכאיקיר סלעים ארוך להגנה על מעגן או נמל מפני גלי הים.
The word Khomat mayim is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חוֹמַת מַּיִם
- Written without vowel points
- חומת מים
- Said
- khomat mayim
- Plural
- חוֹמוֹת מַּיִם
- Inflections
- ר' חוֹמוֹת מַּיִם
- Gematria
- 544
This is how Khomat mayim is said in other languages.
- English
- breakwater
- French
- brise-lame
- German
- Wellenbrecher
These words mean nearly the same as Khomat mayim.
These words come before and after Khomat mayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khomat mayim.
What does Khomat mayim (חומת מים) mean in Hebrew?
Khomat mayim (חומת מים) means breakwater. It is said khomat mayim, with the stress on mat.
What is a synonym for Khomat mayim (חומת מים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khomat mayim (חומת מים) are שובר גלים and משבר גלים.
Is Khomat mayim (חומת מים) masculine or feminine?
The word Khomat mayim (חומת מים) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חוֹמוֹת מַּיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חומת מים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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