Belly dance in Hebrew is מחול מזרחי (makhól mizrakhí).
It can also be said ריקוד בטן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
מחול מזרחי
makhól mizrakhí
noun
In English
belly dance
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for belly dance as a noun.
form of dance
- מחול מזרחיmakhól mizrakhí
- ריקוד בטןmakhól béten
These English words share a Hebrew word with belly dance.
These words come before and after belly dance in the list.
These are the questions people ask about belly dance in Hebrew.
How do you say belly dance in Hebrew?
belly dance in Hebrew is מחול מזרחי, said makhól mizrakhí.
What are other Hebrew words for belly dance?
Besides מחול מזרחי, belly dance can be said ריקוד בטן (makhól béten), depending on the meaning.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry belly dance 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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