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Bell in Hebrew is פַּעֲמוֹן (pa'amón).

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

פַּעֲמוֹן
pa'amón
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

bell

/bɛl/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for bell as a noun.

percussive instrument

informal: telephone call

  • צִלְצוּלצלצולtsiltsúlmasculine

signal at a school

  • צִלְצוּלצלצולtsiltsúlmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word פַּעֲמוֹן.

Written with vowel points
פַּעֲמוֹן
Written without vowel points
פעמון
Said
pa'amón
Plural
פַּעֲמוֹנִים
Its meanings in English
bell, gong

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with bell.

These words come before and after bell in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨bell⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨bell⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨bell⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פַּעֲמוֹן⁩, said pa'amón. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פעמון⁩. Its plural is ⁨פַּעֲמוֹנִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨bell⁩?

Besides ⁨פעמון⁩, ⁨bell⁩ can be said ⁨צִלְצוּל⁩ (tsiltsúl), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨פעמון⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨פעמון⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨פעמון⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨bell⁩, ⁨פעמון⁩ can mean ⁨gong⁩.

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