Khulda (חולדה) means rat in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khulda.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יונק ממשפחת העכבריים בסדרת המכרסמים.
- 2שם פרטי לנקבה
וַיֵּלֶךְ חִלְקִיָּהוּ וַאֲשֶׁר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל-חֻלְדָּה הַנְּבִיאָה אֵשֶׁת שַׁלֻּם בֶּן-תָּקְהַת בֶּן-חַסְרָה שׁוֹמֵר הַבְּגָדִים וְהִיא יוֹשֶׁבֶת בִּירוּשָׁלִַם בַּמִּשְׁנֶה וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלֶיהָ כָּזֹאת
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khulda is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֻלְדָּה
- Written without vowel points
- חולדה
- Said
- khulda
- Root
- ח־ל־ד
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָה
- Plural
- חֻלְדּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חֻלְדּוֹת
- Gematria
- 53
This is how Khulda is said in other languages.
- English
- rat
- Arabic
- جرذ
- Russian
- крыса
- French
- rat
- Yiddish
- ראַץ
These words mean nearly the same as Khulda.
These words rhyme with Khulda.
The word Khulda is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חלדת החוף
- חלדה מצויה
- סנאי
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The word Khulda comes from the root ח־ל־ד, like these words.
This is where the word Khulda comes from.
צורת נקבה מן חולד (ארמית חֻלְדָּא = תרגום אונקלוס של חֹלֶד, יחידאי ויקרא יא כט). ערבית בהגיית חֻלְד خُلْد בהוראת חולדה (וגם במשמעות להשאר,לנכוח). בשנת 1944 הציע הלשונאי ישראל אהרוני לכנות את ה"עכברוש" - "Rattus" – בשם "חלדה".
These words come before and after Khulda in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khulda.
What does Khulda (חולדה) mean in Hebrew?
Khulda (חולדה) means rat. It is said khulda, with the stress on da.
What is a synonym for Khulda (חולדה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khulda (חולדה) are עכברוש.
What rhymes with Khulda (חולדה)?
Words that rhyme with Khulda (חולדה) include עבודה, נקודה, יחידה, מדידה, מדע, and מידה.
Is Khulda (חולדה) masculine or feminine?
The word Khulda (חולדה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חֻלְדּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חלדה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.