Khoref (חורף) means winter in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
winter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khoref.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחת מארבע עונות השנה, והיא העונה הקרה ביותר, היות ושעות האור בה מועטות.
עֹד כָּל יְמֵי הָאָרֶץ זֶרַע וְקָצִיר וְקֹר וָחֹם וְקַיִץ וָחֹרֶף וְיוֹם וָלַיְלָה לֹא יִשְׁבֹּתוּ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khoref is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹרֶף
- Written without vowel points
- חורף
- Said
- khoref
- Root
- ח־ר־פ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- חֳרָפִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֳרָפִים; חֹרֶף־, ר' חָרְפֵּי־
- Gematria
- 294
This is how Khoref is said in other languages.
- English
- winter
- Arabic
- شتاء
- Russian
- зима
- French
- hiver
- Spanish
- invierno
These words mean nearly the same as Khoref.
- ימות הגשמים
- תקופת טבת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khoref.
The word Khoref is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית חורף
- ימי חרפי
- חורף גרעיני
- שנת חורף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khoref comes from the root ח־ר־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khoref in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khoref.
What does Khoref (חורף) mean in Hebrew?
Khoref (חורף) means winter. It is said khoref, with the stress on kho.
What is a synonym for Khoref (חורף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khoref (חורף) are ימות הגשמים and תקופת טבת.
What rhymes with Khoref (חורף)?
Words that rhyme with Khoref (חורף) include עורף.
Is Khoref (חורף) masculine or feminine?
The word Khoref (חורף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֳרָפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.