Khomets (חומץ) means vinegar in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֹמֶץ
khomets
noun · masculine
In English
vinegar
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khomets.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נוזל מימי חמוץ המשמש בעיקר בבישול ובתיבול מאכלים; לעתים קרובות בעל ניכוחיות גבוהה, הנוצר מתהליכי חמצון של משקאות אלכוהוליים, במיוחד מן היין.
מִיַּיִן וְשֵׁכָר יַזִּיר חֹמֶץ יַיִן וְחֹמֶץ שֵׁכָר לֹא יִשְׁתֶּה...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khomets is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹמֶץ
- Written without vowel points
- חומץ
- Said
- khomets
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 144
This is how Khomets is said in other languages.
- English
- vinegar
- Arabic
- خل
- Russian
- у́ксус
- French
- vinaigre
- Spanish
- vinagre
- German
- Essig
- Yiddish
- עסיק
These words rhyme with Khomets.
The word Khomets is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חומץ סינתטי
- חומץ בן יין
- חומץ בלסמי
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These words come before and after Khomets in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khomets.
What does Khomets (חומץ) mean in Hebrew?
Khomets (חומץ) means vinegar. It is said khomets, with the stress on kho.
What rhymes with Khomets (חומץ)?
Words that rhyme with Khomets (חומץ) include אומץ.
Is Khomets (חומץ) masculine or feminine?
The word Khomets (חומץ) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חמץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.