Ech (איך) means how in Hebrew.
It is a question word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
how
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ech.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1באיזה אופן; באיזו צורה; באיזו דרך?
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לִפְנֵי יהוה; הֵן אֲנִי עֲרַל שְׂפָתַיִם, וְאֵיךְ יִשְׁמַע אֵלַי פַּרְעֹה?
- 2ביטוי קריאה ותמיהה.
הַצְּבִי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל בָּמוֹתֶיךָ חָלָל; אֵיךְ נָפְלוּ גִבּוֹרִים... אֵיךְ נָפְלוּ גִבּוֹרִים, וַיֹּאבְדוּ כְּלֵי מִלְחָמָה!
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ech is a question word.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵיךְ
- Written without vowel points
- איך
- Said
- ech
- Root
- א־י־כ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Gematria
- 31
This is how Ech is said in other languages.
- English
- how
- Arabic
- كيف
- Russian
- как
- French
- comment
- Spanish
- cómo
- German
- wie
- Yiddish
- װי
These words mean nearly the same as Ech.
- איכה
- איככה
- כיצדhow
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ech.
The word Ech is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איכשהו
- ועוד איך
- איך נפלו גבורים
- איך יפול דבר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
This is where the word Ech comes from.
באוגריתית (אִכ) כמילת קריאה ותמיהה. באכדית 3255 כמילת-שאלה - 'איך?' (בעוד שתיבת akkīʼam בהוראת 'לכן!'). בארמית: ܐܲܝܟ݂ במשמעות כמו.
These words come before and after Ech in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ech.
What does Ech (איך) mean in Hebrew?
Ech (איך) means how. It is said ech, with the stress on ech.
What is a synonym for Ech (איך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ech (איך) are איכה, איככה, and כיצד.
What rhymes with Ech (איך)?
Words that rhyme with Ech (איך) include ירך, חך, שך, משפך, מחנך, and אברך.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry איך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.