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Birch in Hebrew is שַׁדָּר (shaddár).

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

שַׁדָּר
shaddár
noun · masculine
In English

birch

/bɜːtʃ/ /bɝt͡ʃ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for birch as a noun.

tree

This is more about the Hebrew word שַׁדָּר.

Written with vowel points
שַׁדָּר
Written without vowel points
שדר
Said
shaddár
Plural
שַׁדָּרִים
Its meanings in English
birch, announcer, presenter

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

These words come before and after birch in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨birch⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨birch⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨birch⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שַׁדָּר⁩, said shaddár. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שדר⁩. Its plural is ⁨שַׁדָּרִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨birch⁩?

Besides ⁨שדר⁩, ⁨birch⁩ can be said ⁨לִבְנֶה⁩ (livné), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨שדר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שדר⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שדר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨birch⁩, ⁨שדר⁩ can mean ⁨announcer, presenter⁩.

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