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Beach in Hebrew is חוֹף (khof).

It can also be said העלה לחוף, העלה על החוף, or החף, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

חוֹף
khof
noun · masculine
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In English

beach

/biːt͡ʃ/

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for beach as a noun.

sandy shore

These are the Hebrew words for beach as a verb.

to run something aground on a beach

  • הֶעֱלָה לַחוֹףהעלה לחוףhe'ela lakhofmasculine
  • הֶעֱלָה עַל הָחוֹףהעלה על החוףhe'ela al hakhofmasculine
  • הֶחַףהחףhekhafmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word חוֹף.

Written with vowel points
חוֹף
Written without vowel points
חוף
Said
khof
Plural
חוֹפִים
Its meanings in English
beach, beach, shore, coast

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with beach.

These words come before and after beach in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨beach⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨beach⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨beach⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨חוֹף⁩, said khof. Without vowel points it is written ⁨חוף⁩. Its plural is ⁨חוֹפִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨beach⁩?

Besides ⁨חוף⁩, ⁨beach⁩ can be said ⁨הֶעֱלָה לַחוֹף⁩ (he'ela lakhof), ⁨הֶעֱלָה עַל הָחוֹף⁩ (he'ela al hakhof), or ⁨הֶחַף⁩ (hekhaf), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨חוף⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨חוף⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨חוף⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨beach⁩, ⁨חוף⁩ can mean ⁨beach, shore, coast⁩.

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