Khoresh (חורש) means forest in Hebrew.
It can also mean wood and grove. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
forest, wood, grove
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khoresh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שטח אדמה שבו צומחים עצים רבים.
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיוּ עָרֵי מָעֻזּוֹ כַּעֲזוּבַת הַחֹרֶשׁ וְהָאָמִיר אֲשֶׁר עָזְבוּ מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהָיְתָה שְׁמָמָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khoresh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹרֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- חורש
- Said
- khoresh
- Root
- ח־ר־ש
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- חֳרָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' חֳרָשִׁים
- Gematria
- 514
This is how Khoresh is said in other languages.
- English
- forest, wood, grove
- German
- Hain
These words mean nearly the same as Khoresh.
- חורשהgrove
- יער
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khoresh.
The word Khoresh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כליל החורש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khoresh comes from the root ח־ר־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Khoresh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khoresh.
What does Khoresh (חורש) mean in Hebrew?
Khoresh (חורש) means forest, wood, and grove. It is said khoresh, with the stress on kho.
What is a synonym for Khoresh (חורש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khoresh (חורש) are חורשה and יער.
What rhymes with Khoresh (חורש)?
Words that rhyme with Khoresh (חורש) include שורש.
Is Khoresh (חורש) masculine or feminine?
The word Khoresh (חורש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֳרָשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.