Hipopotam (היפופוטם) means hippopotamus in Hebrew.
It can also mean hippo. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hippopotamus, hippo
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hipopotam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יונק אפריקני גדול אוכל עשב, מסדרת פרטיי־הפרסה, הרובץ שעות ארוכות במים.
The word Hipopotam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הִיפּוֹפּוֹטָם
- Written without vowel points
- היפופוטם
- Said
- hipopotam
- Plural
- הִיפּוֹפּוֹטָמִים
- Inflections
- ר' הִיפּוֹפּוֹטָמִים
- Gematria
- 236
This is how Hipopotam is said in other languages.
- English
- hippopotamus, hippo
- Arabic
- فرس النهر
- Russian
- гиппопотам, бегемот
- French
- hippopotame
- Spanish
- hipopótamo
- German
- Nilpferd, Flusspferd
These words mean nearly the same as Hipopotam.
- בהמות
- סוס יאור
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These words rhyme with Hipopotam.
These words come before and after Hipopotam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hipopotam.
What does Hipopotam (היפופוטם) mean in Hebrew?
Hipopotam (היפופוטם) means hippopotamus and hippo. It is said hipopotam, with the stress on tam.
What is a synonym for Hipopotam (היפופוטם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hipopotam (היפופוטם) are בהמות and סוס יאור.
What rhymes with Hipopotam (היפופוטם)?
Words that rhyme with Hipopotam (היפופוטם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
Is Hipopotam (היפופוטם) masculine or feminine?
The word Hipopotam (היפופוטם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is הִיפּוֹפּוֹטָמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry היפופוטם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.