Khurban (חורבן) means destruction in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
destruction
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khurban.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הרס, השמדה.
The word Khurban is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֻרְבָּן
- Written without vowel points
- חורבן
- Said
- khurban
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָן
- Plural
- חֻרְבָּנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חֻרְבָּנוֹת; חֻרְבַּן־, ר' חֻרְבְּנוֹת־
- Gematria
- 266
This is how Khurban is said in other languages.
- English
- destruction
- Arabic
- دمار, يَبَاب
- French
- destruction
- German
- Zerstörung
These words mean nearly the same as Khurban.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Khurban.
These words rhyme with Khurban.
The word Khurban is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חרבן הבית
- אה"ח
- אגדות החורבן
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These words come before and after Khurban in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khurban.
What does Khurban (חורבן) mean in Hebrew?
Khurban (חורבן) means destruction. It is said khurban, with the stress on ban.
What is a synonym for Khurban (חורבן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khurban (חורבן) are אבחה, הרס, אבדן, and חרבו דרבו.
What is the opposite of Khurban (חורבן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khurban (חורבן) are בניין.
What rhymes with Khurban (חורבן)?
Words that rhyme with Khurban (חורבן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרבן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.