ח

See also: Appendix:Variations of “h”

ח U+05D7, ח
HEBREW LETTER HET
ז
[U+05D6]
Hebrew ט
[U+05D8]

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħ], [χ] (sound)
  • IPA(key): /χet/ (letter name)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophones:
    • (letter, when used): כ
    • (name of the letter): חֵת

Letter

ח • (kh)

  1. Heth, het: the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, after ז and before ט.
  2. The numeral 8 in Hebrew numbering.
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Interjection

חָ • (khá)

  1. ha: a representation of laughter
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Clipping of עִבְרִית חֲדָשָׁה.

Noun

ח • (kh.)

  1. (lexicography) initialism of חֲדָשָׁה, used to indicate that a term originates from the fourth layer of the Hebrew language: Modern Hebrew