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This is what the Hebrew word Khorev (חורב) means.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חֹרֶב
khorev
noun · masculine

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Khorev.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    חוסר נוזלים, יובש.
    הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי מַצִּיג אֶת־גִּזַּת הַצֶּמֶר בַּגֹּרֶן אִם טַל יִהְיֶה עַל־הַגִּזָּה לְבַדָּהּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ חֹרֶב וְיָדַעְתִּי כִּי־תוֹשִׁיעַ בְּיָדִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Khorev is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חֹרֶב
Written without vowel points
חורב
Said
khorev
Root
ח־ר־ב
Pattern
קֹטֶל
Inflections
חֹרֶב־
Gematria
216

These words mean nearly the same as Khorev.

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These words mean the opposite of Khorev.

  • לחות
  • רטיבות

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The word Khorev comes from the root ח־ר־ב, like these words.

This is where the word Khorev comes from.

ראו לעיל, גזרוני: "חֵרב", ו"חַרב". ר' חרבה.

These words come before and after Khorev in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Khorev.

What is a synonym for Khorev (⁨חורב⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Khorev (⁨חורב⁩) are ⁨יובש⁩, ⁨סיני⁩, ⁨ציון⁩, and ⁨פארן⁩.

What is the opposite of Khorev (⁨חורב⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Khorev (⁨חורב⁩) are ⁨לחות⁩ and ⁨רטיבות⁩.

Is Khorev (⁨חורב⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Khorev (⁨חורב⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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