Khorba (חורבה) means ruin in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ruin
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khorba.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שרידי מקום ישוב שנהרס.
וְאֶתְכֶם אֱזָרֶה בַגּוֹיִם וַהֲרִיקֹתִי אַחֲרֵיכֶם חָרֶב וְהָיְתָה אַרְצְכֶם שְׁמָמָה וְעָרֵיכֶם יִהְיוּ חָרְבָּה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khorba is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חָרְבָּה או חֻרְבָּה
- Written without vowel points
- חורבה
- Said
- khorba
- Root
- ח־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קָטְלָה
- Plural
- חֳרָבוֹת
- Inflections
- חָרְבַּת־; ר' חֳרָבוֹת, חָרְבוֹת־
- Gematria
- 221
This is how Khorba is said in other languages.
- English
- ruin
- Arabic
- خَرَاب
- Russian
- руина
- French
- ruine
- Spanish
- ruina
- German
- Ruine
These words mean nearly the same as Khorba.
- הריסות
- עיAi
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These words rhyme with Khorba.
The word Khorba comes from the root ח־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Khorba in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khorba.
What does Khorba (חורבה) mean in Hebrew?
Khorba (חורבה) means ruin. It is said khorba, with the stress on ba.
What is a synonym for Khorba (חורבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khorba (חורבה) are הריסות and עי.
What rhymes with Khorba (חורבה)?
Words that rhyme with Khorba (חורבה) include אצבע, צבע, ארבע, סיבה, מרובע, and מסיבה.
Is Khorba (חורבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Khorba (חורבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חֳרָבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.