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Amethyst in Hebrew is אַחְלָמָה ('akhlamá).

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

אַחְלָמָה
'akhlamá
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

amethyst

/ˈæm.ə.θɪst/ /ɛm-/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for amethyst as a noun.

gem

  • אַחְלָמָהאחלמה'akhlamáfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word אַחְלָמָה.

Written with vowel points
אַחְלָמָה
Written without vowel points
אחלמה
Said
'akhlamá
Plural
אַחְלָמִים

These words come before and after amethyst in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨amethyst⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨amethyst⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨amethyst⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨אַחְלָמָה⁩, said 'akhlamá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨אחלמה⁩. Its plural is ⁨אַחְלָמִים⁩.

Is ⁨אחלמה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨אחלמה⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨amethyst⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨amethyst⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈæm.ə.θɪst/, /ɛm-/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry amethyst 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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