Khovev (חובב) means hobbyist in Hebrew.
It can also mean amateur and fond. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hobbyist, amateur, fond
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khovev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל חיבה או משיכה לדבר כלשהו.
- 2בצירופים שונים: העוסק בתחום מקצועי רק כתחביב.
The word Khovev is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חוֹבֵב
- Written without vowel points
- חובב
- Said
- khovev
- Root
- ח־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- חוֹבְבִים
- Feminine form
- חוֹבֶבֶת
- Inflections
- נ' חוֹבֶבֶת, ר' חוֹבְבִים, נ"ר חוֹבְבוֹת
- Gematria
- 18
This is how Khovev is said in other languages.
- English
- hobbyist, amateur, fond
- Arabic
- هوّاء
- Russian
- любитель
- Spanish
- aficionado
- German
- Bastler, Amateur
These words mean nearly the same as Khovev.
- חובבן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Khovev.
- מומחה
- מקצוען
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khovev.
The word Khovev comes from the root ח־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Khovev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khovev.
What does Khovev (חובב) mean in Hebrew?
Khovev (חובב) means hobbyist, amateur, and fond. It is said khovev, with the stress on vev.
What is a synonym for Khovev (חובב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khovev (חובב) are חובבן.
What is the opposite of Khovev (חובב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khovev (חובב) are מומחה and מקצוען.
What rhymes with Khovev (חובב)?
Words that rhyme with Khovev (חובב) include מחשב, לב, אויב, זאב, ערב, and חרב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חובב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.