Homo (הומו) means gay in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
gay
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Homo.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גבר הנמשך מינית ורגשית אל בני מינו.
- 2סלנג, כינוי גנאי, בהשאלהגבר שאינו מפגין, לכאורה, התנהגות מצ'ואיסטית, שכביכול מצופה ממנו.
The word Homo is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הוֹמוֹ
- Written without vowel points
- הומו
- Said
- homo
- Plural
- הוֹמוֹאִים
- Inflections
- ר' הוֹמוֹאִים
- Gematria
- 57
This is how Homo is said in other languages.
- English
- gay
- Arabic
- مثلي
These words mean nearly the same as Homo.
- הומוסקסואלhomosexual
- גיי
- גאה
- עליזjolly
- מתרומם
- מתהפך
- מתחנגל
- פייגלהfaggot
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Homo.
- הטרוסקסואל
- סטרייט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Homo in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Homo.
What does Homo (הומו) mean in Hebrew?
Homo (הומו) means gay. It is said homo, with the stress on ho.
What is a synonym for Homo (הומו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Homo (הומו) are הומוסקסואל, גיי, גאה, עליז, מתרומם, and מתהפך.
What is the opposite of Homo (הומו)?
Words that mean the opposite of Homo (הומו) are הטרוסקסואל and סטרייט.
Is Homo (הומו) masculine or feminine?
The word Homo (הומו) is a masculine noun, and its plural is הוֹמוֹאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הומו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.