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Belly in Hebrew is בֶּטֶן (béten).

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

בֶּטֶן
béten
noun · feminine
In English

belly

/ˈbɛli/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for belly as a noun.

abdomen

This is more about the Hebrew word בֶּטֶן.

Written with vowel points
בֶּטֶן
Written without vowel points
בטן
Said
béten
Plural
בְּטָנִים
Its meanings in English
belly, abdomen, belly

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with belly.

These words come before and after belly in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨belly⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨belly⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨belly⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בֶּטֶן⁩, said béten. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בטן⁩. Its plural is ⁨בְּטָנִים⁩.

Is ⁨בטן⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בטן⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨בטן⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨belly⁩, ⁨בטן⁩ can mean ⁨abdomen, belly⁩.

How is ⁨belly⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨belly⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈbɛli/⁩.

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