Bamay (במאי) means director in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
director
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bamay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שתפקידו העמדת הצגה, סרט, תוכנית טלוויזיה או פרסומת. במסגרת תפקידו הבמאי קובע את הפרשנות המאגדת את ההפקה, והוא שמכתיב לשאר בעלי התפקידים (כגון השחקנים, מעצב התפאורה, מעצב התלבושות וכן הלאה) את העקרונות שינחו אותם בעבודתם.
The word Bamay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּמַּאי
- Written without vowel points
- במאי
- Said
- bamay
- Root
- ב־י־מ
- Plural
- בַּמָּאִים
- Feminine form
- בַּמָּאִית
- Inflections
- ר' בַּמָּאִים; נ' בַּמָּאִית, נ"ר בַּמָּאִיּוֹת; בַּמַּאי־, ר' בַּמָּאֵי־; נ' בַּמָּאִית־, נ"ר בַּמָּאִיּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 53
This is how Bamay is said in other languages.
- English
- director
- Arabic
- مخرج
- Russian
- режиссер
These words mean nearly the same as Bamay.
- בים
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These words rhyme with Bamay.
The word Bamay is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כיסא במאי
- גרסת במאי
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The word Bamay comes from the root ב־י־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Bamay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bamay.
What does Bamay (במאי) mean in Hebrew?
Bamay (במאי) means director. It is said bamay, with the stress on may.
What is a synonym for Bamay (במאי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bamay (במאי) are בים.
What rhymes with Bamay (במאי)?
Words that rhyme with Bamay (במאי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
Is Bamay (במאי) masculine or feminine?
The word Bamay (במאי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בַּמָּאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry במאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.