Apple of someone's eye in Hebrew is בָּבַת עַיִן (bavát 'áyin).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
apple of someone's eye
/ˌæpl̩‿əv sʌmwʌnz ˈaɪ/ /ˌæp(ə)l‿əv sʌmwʌnz ˈaɪ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for apple of someone's eye as a noun.
object of somebody’s affections; person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers
- בָּבַת עַיִןבבת עיןbavát 'áyinfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
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These are the questions people ask about apple of someone's eye in Hebrew.
How do you say apple of someone's eye in Hebrew?
apple of someone's eye in Hebrew is בָּבַת עַיִן, said bavát 'áyin. Without vowel points it is written בבת עין.
Is בבת עין masculine or feminine?
The word בבת עין is feminine.
How is apple of someone's eye pronounced in English?
apple of someone's eye is pronounced /ˌæpl̩‿əv sʌmwʌnz ˈaɪ/, /ˌæp(ə)l‿əv sʌmwʌnz ˈaɪ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry apple of someone's eye and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.