Barely in Hebrew is בקושי (bekóshi).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
בקושי
bekóshi
adverb
In English
barely
/ˈbɛə.li/ /ˈbɛɹ.li/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for barely as an adverb.
by a small margin
- בקושיbekóshi
These English words share a Hebrew word with barely.
These words come before and after barely in the list.
These are the questions people ask about barely in Hebrew.
How do you say barely in Hebrew?
barely in Hebrew is בקושי, said bekóshi.
How is barely pronounced in English?
barely is pronounced /ˈbɛə.li/, /ˈbɛɹ.li/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry barely 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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