Khomesh (חומש) means belly in Hebrew.
It can also mean abdomen. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֹמֶשׁ
khomesh
noun · masculine
In English
belly, abdomen
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khomesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לא בשימושהבטן; החלק הקדמי בגוף בעלי החיים, מתחת לחזה, המכיל את הקרביים.
וַעֲמָשָׂא לֹא־נִשְׁמַר בַּחֶרֶב אֲשֶׁר בְּיַד־יוֹאָב, וַיַּכֵּהוּ בָהּ אֶל־הַחֹמֶשׁ; וַיִּשְׁפֹּךְ מֵעָיו אַרְצָה, וְלֹא־שָׁנָה לוֹ וַיָּמֹת...
- 2מקביל לארמית חומשא' סורית, אכדית 373.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khomesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹמֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- חומש
- Said
- khomesh
- Root
- ח־מ־ש
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 354
This is how Khomesh is said in other languages.
- English
- belly, abdomen
These words mean nearly the same as Khomesh.
- בטן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khomesh comes from the root ח־מ־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Khomesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khomesh.
What does Khomesh (חומש) mean in Hebrew?
Khomesh (חומש) means belly and abdomen. It is said khomesh, with the stress on kho.
What is a synonym for Khomesh (חומש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khomesh (חומש) are בטן.
Is Khomesh (חומש) masculine or feminine?
The word Khomesh (חומש) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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