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Beer in Hebrew is בִּירָה (bíra).

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

בִּירָה
bíra
noun · feminine
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In English

beer

/ˈbɪə̯/ /ˈbɪɚ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for beer as a noun.

alcoholic drink made of malt

glass of beer

This is more about the Hebrew word בִּירָה.

Written with vowel points
בִּירָה
Written without vowel points
בירה
Said
bíra
Plural
בִּירוֹת
Its meanings in English
beer, Ellipsis of עִיר בִּירָה, fortress, castle, palace, building, the Temple in Jerusalem

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with beer.

These words come before and after beer in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨beer⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨beer⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨beer⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בִּירָה⁩, said bíra. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בירה⁩. Its plural is ⁨בִּירוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨בירה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בירה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨בירה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨beer⁩, ⁨בירה⁩ can mean ⁨Ellipsis of עִיר בִּירָה, fortress, castle, palace, building, and the Temple in Jerusalem⁩.

How is ⁨beer⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨beer⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈbɪə̯/, /ˈbɪɚ/⁩.

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