Bread in Hebrew is לֶחֶם (lékhem).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
לֶחֶם
lékhem
noun · masculine
In English
bread
/bɹɛd/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for bread as a noun.
baked dough made from cereals
- לֶחֶםלחםlékhemmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word לֶחֶם.
- Written with vowel points
- לֶחֶם
- Written without vowel points
- לחם
- Said
- lékhem
- Plural
- לְחָמִים
- Its meanings in English
- bread, grain from which bread is made
The Hebrew dictionary's page for לחם, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after bread in the list.
These are the questions people ask about bread in Hebrew.
How do you say bread in Hebrew?
bread in Hebrew is לֶחֶם, said lékhem. Without vowel points it is written לחם. Its plural is לְחָמִים.
Is לחם masculine or feminine?
The word לחם is masculine.
What else does לחם mean in English?
Besides bread, לחם can mean grain from which bread is made.
How is bread pronounced in English?
bread is pronounced /bɹɛd/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry bread 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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