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Khomer (חומר) means matter in Hebrew.

It can also mean material, substance, clay, and pile. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חֹמֶר
khomer
noun · masculine
In English

matter, material, substance, clay

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives 7 meanings for Khomer.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מה שעצמים עשויים ממנו, המקנה להם מסה ואת תכונותיהם הכימיות והפיזיקליות.
  2. 2
    אדמה מסוג מסוים המשמשת בעיקר למלאכת הקדרות. בטעות מכנים אותה "חֵמָר".
    וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים
  3. 3
    ערמה, צבר של בודדים.
    וַיִּצְבְּרוּ אֹתָם חֳמָרִם חֳמָרִם וַתִּבְאַשׁ הָאָרֶץ.
  4. 4
    מידת נפח, עשר איפה או עשר בת.
    זֶרַע חֹמֶר שְׂעֹרִים בַּחֲמִשִּׁים שֶׁקֶל כָּסֶף
  5. 5
    משהו כבד, בהשאלה: הכבדה, הקפדת יתר, חומרה.
  6. 6
    בהשאלהאוסף נתונים ומידע.
  7. 7
    לשון חז"לקשר. פיתול נאה בחבל. צרור של תכשיט.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Khomer is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חֹמֶר
Written without vowel points
חומר
Said
khomer
Root
ח־מ־ר
Pattern
קֹטֶל
Plural
חֳמָרִים
Inflections
ר' חֳמָרִים; חֹמֶר־, ר' חָמְרֵי־
Gematria
254

This is how Khomer is said in other languages.

English
matter, material, substance, clay, pile
Arabic
مادّة, طين
Russian
вещество, материя, глина, куча
French
matière
Spanish
materia
German
Materie

These words mean nearly the same as Khomer.

  • חומרה
  • חרס
  • נתר
  • כור

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These words rhyme with Khomer.

The word Khomer is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Khomer comes from the root ח־מ־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Khomer in the dictionary.

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What does Khomer (⁨חומר⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khomer (⁨חומר⁩) means matter, material, and substance. It is said khomer, with the stress on kho.

What is a synonym for Khomer (⁨חומר⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Khomer (⁨חומר⁩) are ⁨חומרה⁩, ⁨חרס⁩, ⁨נתר⁩, and ⁨כור⁩.

What rhymes with Khomer (⁨חומר⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Khomer (⁨חומר⁩) include ⁨עומר⁩, ⁨אומר⁩, ⁨כומר⁩, and ⁨תומר⁩.

Is Khomer (⁨חומר⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Khomer (⁨חומר⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨חֳמָרִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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