Khor (חור) means hole in Hebrew.
It can also mean asshole and hellhole. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hole, asshole, hellhole
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Khor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מגרעת חלולה בחפץ או בחומר.
וַיִּקַּח יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן, אֲרוֹן אֶחָד, וַיִּקֹּב חֹר, בְּדַלְתּוֹ
- 2גומה באדמה למגורי חיות.
וְשִׁעֲשַׁע יוֹנֵק עַל חֻר פָּתֶן וְעַל מְאוּרַת צִפְעוֹנִי גָּמוּל יָדוֹ הָדָה
- 3עממיפתח היציאה האחורי של מערכת העיכול, הממוקם בתחת.
- 4סלנגמָקוֹם נִדָּח.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹר
- Written without vowel points
- חור
- Said
- khor
- Root
- ח־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- חֹרִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֹרִים
- Gematria
- 214
This is how Khor is said in other languages.
- English
- hole, asshole, hellhole
- Arabic
- ثقب
- Russian
- дыра
These words mean nearly the same as Khor.
- נקב
- מאורה
- פי הטבעתanus
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khor.
The word Khor is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דוחף את האף לכל חור
- חור בשן
- חור המנעול
- חור שחור
- יצא לו מכל החורים
- לאו עכברא גנב אלא חורא גנב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khor comes from the root ח־ר־ר, like these words.
This is where the word Khor comes from.
בכתובות המלכותיים ע"ש תגלת פלאסר השלישי ובנו שלמנאסר החמישי מופיעה כשם עצם המילה "ḫurru", הגייה: "חוּרּוּ", בכתב חקוק -"ḫur-ri", בהוראת - נקיק, עמק צר, ערוץ.
These words come before and after Khor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khor.
What does Khor (חור) mean in Hebrew?
Khor (חור) means hole, asshole, and hellhole. It is said khor, with the stress on khor.
What is a synonym for Khor (חור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khor (חור) are נקב, מאורה, and פי הטבעת.
What rhymes with Khor (חור)?
Words that rhyme with Khor (חור) include אור, עור, צינור, מקור, אזור, and בור.
Is Khor (חור) masculine or feminine?
The word Khor (חור) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֹרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.