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)

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• 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

• Hebrew script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): א, ב, ג, ד, ה, ו, ז, ח, ט, י, כ~ך, ל, מ~ם, נ~ן, ס, ע, פ~ף, צ~ץ, ק, ר, ש, ת ^[edit]

Etymology 2

Interjection

חָ • (khá)

1. ha: a representation of laughter

Derived terms

• חחח

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