Khovesh (חובש) means medic in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חוֹבֵשׁ
khovesh
noun · masculine
In English
medic
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khovesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שעוסק ברפואה מהירה. עזרה ראשונה.
The word Khovesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חוֹבֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- חובש
- Said
- khovesh
- Root
- ח־ב־ש
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Inflections
- נ' חוֹבֶשֶׁת ר' חוֹבְשִׁים חוֹבְשׁוֹת נס' חוֹבְשֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 316
This is how Khovesh is said in other languages.
- English
- medic
These words rhyme with Khovesh.
The word Khovesh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חובש בית המדרש
- חובש קרבי
- חובש ספסל
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The word Khovesh comes from the root ח־ב־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Khovesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khovesh.
What does Khovesh (חובש) mean in Hebrew?
Khovesh (חובש) means medic. It is said khovesh, with the stress on vesh.
What rhymes with Khovesh (חובש)?
Words that rhyme with Khovesh (חובש) include אש, יבש, טיפש, חמש, מפרש, and שש.
Is Khovesh (חובש) masculine or feminine?
The word Khovesh (חובש) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חובש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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