Khut makhliv (חוט מכליב) means basting thread in Hebrew.
It can also mean tacking thread. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חוּט מַכְלִיב
khut makhliv
noun · masculine
In English
basting thread, tacking thread
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khut makhliv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חוט לתפירה זמנית של תפרים גסים, שניתן לפרום אותם בקלות, עד לתפירה בחוט קבוע.
The word Khut makhliv is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חוּט מַכְלִיב
- Written without vowel points
- חוט מכליב
- Said
- khut makhliv
- Root
- ח־ו־ט
- Plural
- חוּטִים מַכְלִיבִים
- Inflections
- ר' חוּטִים מַכְלִיבִים
- Gematria
- 125
This is how Khut makhliv is said in other languages.
- English
- basting thread, tacking thread
The word Khut makhliv comes from the root ח־ו־ט, like these words.
These words come before and after Khut makhliv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khut makhliv.
What does Khut makhliv (חוט מכליב) mean in Hebrew?
Khut makhliv (חוט מכליב) means basting thread and tacking thread. It is said khut makhliv, with the stress on liv.
Is Khut makhliv (חוט מכליב) masculine or feminine?
The word Khut makhliv (חוט מכליב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חוּטִים מַכְלִיבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חוט מכליב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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