Heat in Hebrew is חוּם (khóm).
It can also be said טמפרטורה, יחום, or גל חום, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
heat
/ˈhiːt/ /hiːt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for heat as a noun.
thermal energy
- חוּםחוםkhómmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- טֶמְפֵּרָטוּרָהטמפרטורהtemperatúrafeminine
condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile
- יִחוּםיחוםyichúmmasculine
condition or quality of being hot
- חוּםחוםkhómmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
hot spell
- גל חוםgal khómmasculine
attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth
- פִּיקַנְטִיּוּתפיקנטיותpikantiyútfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for heat as a verb.
to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space
- חימםkhimém
to arouse, to excite (sexually)
- הִדְלִיקהדליקhidlík
- הִלְהִיטהלהיטhilhít
This is more about the Hebrew word חוּם.
- Written with vowel points
- חוּם
- Written without vowel points
- חום
- Said
- khóm
- Plural
- חוּמִים
- Its meanings in English
- heat, brown, singular construct state form of חוּם
The Hebrew dictionary's page for חום, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with heat.
These words come before and after heat in the list.
These are the questions people ask about heat in Hebrew.
How do you say heat in Hebrew?
heat in Hebrew is חוּם, said khóm. Without vowel points it is written חום. Its plural is חוּמִים.
What are other Hebrew words for heat?
Besides חום, heat can be said טֶמְפֵּרָטוּרָה (temperatúra), יִחוּם (yichúm), גל חום (gal khóm), פִּיקַנְטִיּוּת (pikantiyút), or חימם (khimém), depending on the meaning.
Is חום masculine or feminine?
The word חום is masculine.
What else does חום mean in English?
Besides heat, חום can mean brown and singular construct state form of חוּם.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry heat and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.