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Air-raid shelter in Hebrew is מִקְלָט (miklát).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

מִקְלָט
miklát
noun · masculine
In English

air-raid shelter

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for air-raid shelter as a noun.

reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids

This is more about the Hebrew word מִקְלָט.

Written with vowel points
מִקְלָט
Written without vowel points
מקלט
Said
miklát
Plural
מִקְלָטִים
Its meanings in English
air-raid shelter, An asylum, a refuge, a shelter, A bomb shelter

The Hebrew dictionary's page for מקלט, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with air-raid shelter.

These words come before and after air-raid shelter in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨air-raid shelter⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨air-raid shelter⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨air-raid shelter⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מִקְלָט⁩, said miklát. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מקלט⁩. Its plural is ⁨מִקְלָטִים⁩.

Is ⁨מקלט⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מקלט⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מקלט⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨air-raid shelter⁩, ⁨מקלט⁩ can mean ⁨An asylum, a refuge, a shelter and A bomb shelter⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry air-raid shelter and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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