Khug (חוג) means tropic in Hebrew.
It can also mean circle, club, and ring. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
tropic, circle, club, ring
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Khug.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תחום, אופק.
הַיֹּשֵׁב עַל-חוּג הָאָרֶץ, וְיֹשְׁבֶיהָ כַּחֲגָבִים; הַנּוֹטֶה כַדֹּק שָׁמַיִם, וַיִּמְתָּחֵם כָּאֹהֶל לָשָׁבֶת.
- 2מעגל, היקף.
- 3חינוךקורס העשרה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khug is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חוּג
- Written without vowel points
- חוג
- Said
- khug
- Root
- ח־ו־ג
- Plural
- חוּגִים
- Inflections
- ר' חוּגִים
- Gematria
- 17
This is how Khug is said in other languages.
- English
- tropic, circle, club, ring
These words mean nearly the same as Khug.
These words rhyme with Khug.
The word Khug comes from the root ח־ו־ג, like these words.
These words come before and after Khug in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khug.
What does Khug (חוג) mean in Hebrew?
Khug (חוג) means tropic, circle, and club. It is said khug, with the stress on khug.
What is a synonym for Khug (חוג)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khug (חוג) are עוגה, תחום, שכבה, מסגרת, and מגמה.
What rhymes with Khug (חוג)?
Words that rhyme with Khug (חוג) include זוג, סוג, דרוג, מדרוג, זגוג, and תמלוג.
Is Khug (חוג) masculine or feminine?
The word Khug (חוג) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חוּגִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חוג of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.