Khov (חוב) means debt in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
debt
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khov.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סכום כסף או טובה אחרת שצריך לתת לאחר מתוקף הסכם או דין.
וְאִישׁ לֹא יוֹנֶה חֲבֹלָתוֹ חוֹב יָשִׁיב גְּזֵלָה לֹא יִגְזֹל לַחְמוֹ לְרָעֵב יִתֵּן וְעֵירֹם יְכַסֶּה־בָּגֶד.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khov is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חוֹב
- Written without vowel points
- חוב
- Said
- khov
- Root
- ח־ו־ב
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Plural
- חוֹבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חוֹבוֹת
- Gematria
- 16
This is how Khov is said in other languages.
- English
- debt
- Arabic
- دَيْن
These words mean nearly the same as Khov.
- עול
- נשה
- חובהobligation
- נשיdebt
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Khov.
- רשות
- זכותmerit
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khov.
The word Khov is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בעל חוב
- שטר חוב
- איגרת חוב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khov comes from the root ח־ו־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Khov in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khov.
What does Khov (חוב) mean in Hebrew?
Khov (חוב) means debt. It is said khov, with the stress on khov.
What is a synonym for Khov (חוב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khov (חוב) are עול, נשה, חובה, and נשי.
What is the opposite of Khov (חוב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khov (חוב) are רשות and זכות.
What rhymes with Khov (חוב)?
Words that rhyme with Khov (חוב) include טוב, צהוב, רוב, יעקוב, דוב, and קרוב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.