Khomer afor (חומר אפור) means grey matter in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֹמֶר אָפֹר
khomer afor
noun · masculine
In English
grey matter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khomer afor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מרכיב במערכת העצבים המרכזית המכיל את גופי תאי העצב והתאים התומכים בהם.
The word Khomer afor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹמֶר אָפֹר
- Written without vowel points
- חומר אפור
- Said
- khomer afor
- Root
- ח־מ־ר
- Gematria
- 541
This is how Khomer afor is said in other languages.
- English
- grey matter
- Arabic
- مَادَّة رَمَادِيَّة
- Russian
- се́рое вещество́
- French
- matière grise
- Spanish
- sustancia gris
- German
- Graue Substanz
The word Khomer afor comes from the root ח־מ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Khomer afor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khomer afor.
What does Khomer afor (חומר אפור) mean in Hebrew?
Khomer afor (חומר אפור) means grey matter. It is said khomer afor, with the stress on kho.
Is Khomer afor (חומר אפור) masculine or feminine?
The word Khomer afor (חומר אפור) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמר אפר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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