Blue in Hebrew is כָּחוֹל (kaḥól).
It can also be said כחולה, תכלת, or כחליל, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
blue
/bluː/ /blu/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for blue as an adjective.
blue-coloured
- כָּחוֹלכחולkaḥólmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- כְּחוּלָהכחולהkḥuláfeminine
- תְּכֵלֶתתכלתtchéletfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
pornographic
- כָּחוֹלכחולkaḥólmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for blue as a noun.
butterfly of the subfamily Polyommatinae
- כַּחְלִילכחלילkaḥlílmasculine
colour
- כָּחוֹלכחולkaḥólmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- תְּכֵלֶתתכלתtchéletfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word כָּחוֹל.
- Written with vowel points
- כָּחוֹל
- Written without vowel points
- כחול
- Said
- kaḥól
- Its meanings in English
- blue, blue, a darker shade than תְּכֵלֶת
The Hebrew dictionary's page for כחול, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with blue.
These words come before and after blue in the list.
These are the questions people ask about blue in Hebrew.
How do you say blue in Hebrew?
blue in Hebrew is כָּחוֹל, said kaḥól. Without vowel points it is written כחול.
What are other Hebrew words for blue?
Besides כחול, blue can be said כְּחוּלָה (kḥulá), תְּכֵלֶת (tchélet), or כַּחְלִיל (kaḥlíl), depending on the meaning.
What else does כחול mean in English?
Besides blue, כחול can mean blue, a darker shade than תְּכֵלֶת.
How is blue pronounced in English?
blue is pronounced /bluː/, /blu/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry blue and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.