Khomer meshamer (חומר משמר) means preservative in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֹמֶר מְשַׁמֵּר
khomer meshamer
noun · masculine
In English
preservative
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khomer meshamer.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תוסף המוכנס למזון כדי למנוע את רקבונו וקלקולו.
The word Khomer meshamer is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹמֶר מְשַׁמֵּר
- Written without vowel points
- חומר משמר
- Said
- khomer meshamer
- Plural
- חֳמָרִים מְשַׁמְּרִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֳמָרִים מְשַׁמְּרִים
- Gematria
- 834
This is how Khomer meshamer is said in other languages.
- English
- preservative
- Arabic
- المادة الحافظة
- Spanish
- preservativo
- German
- Konservierungmittel
These words come before and after Khomer meshamer in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khomer meshamer.
What does Khomer meshamer (חומר משמר) mean in Hebrew?
Khomer meshamer (חומר משמר) means preservative. It is said khomer meshamer, with the stress on kho.
Is Khomer meshamer (חומר משמר) masculine or feminine?
The word Khomer meshamer (חומר משמר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֳמָרִים מְשַׁמְּרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמר משמר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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