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Arm in Hebrew is זְרוֹעַ (zró‘a).

It can also be said נשק, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

זְרוֹעַ
zró‘a
noun · feminine
In English

arm

/ɑːm/ /ɑɹm/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for arm as a noun.

upper appendage from shoulder to wrist

weapon

This is more about the Hebrew word זְרוֹעַ.

Written with vowel points
זְרוֹעַ
Written without vowel points
זרוע
Said
zró‘a
Plural
זְרוֹעוֹת
Its meanings in English
arm, tentacle, zeroa

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with arm.

These words come before and after arm in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨arm⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨arm⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨arm⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨זְרוֹעַ⁩, said zró‘a. Without vowel points it is written ⁨זרוע⁩. Its plural is ⁨זְרוֹעוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨arm⁩?

Besides ⁨זרוע⁩, ⁨arm⁩ can be said ⁨נֶשֶׁק⁩ (néshek), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨זרוע⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨זרוע⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨זרוע⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨arm⁩, ⁨זרוע⁩ can mean ⁨tentacle and zeroa⁩.

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