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Arch in Hebrew is קֶשֶׁת (késhet).

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

קֶשֶׁת
késhet
noun · feminine
In English

arch

/ɑɹt͡ʃ/ /ɑːt͡ʃ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for arch as a noun.

architectural element

This is more about the Hebrew word קֶשֶׁת.

Written with vowel points
קֶשֶׁת
Written without vowel points
קשת
Said
késhet
Plural
קְשָׁתוֹת
Its meanings in English
arch, rainbow, bow

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with arch.

These words come before and after arch in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨arch⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨arch⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨arch⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨קֶשֶׁת⁩, said késhet. Without vowel points it is written ⁨קשת⁩. Its plural is ⁨קְשָׁתוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨קשת⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨קשת⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨קשת⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨arch⁩, ⁨קשת⁩ can mean ⁨rainbow and bow⁩.

How is ⁨arch⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨arch⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɑɹt͡ʃ/, /ɑːt͡ʃ/⁩.

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