Background in Hebrew is רֶקַע (réka).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
background
/ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for background as a noun.
social heritage
- רֶקַערקעrékamasculine
part of picture
- רֶקַערקעrékamasculine
relevant information
- רֶקַערקעrékamasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word רֶקַע.
- Written with vowel points
- רֶקַע
- Written without vowel points
- רקע
- Said
- réka
- Plural
- רְקָעִים
- Its meanings in English
- background, A background: the background of a picture, A background, an ambient environment, A background: a person's heritage, upbringing, and so on, A basis: an underlying situation or cause
These words come before and after background in the list.
These are the questions people ask about background in Hebrew.
How do you say background in Hebrew?
background in Hebrew is רֶקַע, said réka. Without vowel points it is written רקע. Its plural is רְקָעִים.
Is רקע masculine or feminine?
The word רקע is masculine.
What else does רקע mean in English?
Besides background, רקע can mean A background: the background of a picture, A background, an ambient environment, A background: a person's heritage, upbringing, and so on, and A basis: an underlying situation or cause.
How is background pronounced in English?
background is pronounced /ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry background and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.