Breath in Hebrew is נְשִׁימָה (n'shimá).
It can also be said הבל פה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
breath
/bɹɛθ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for breath as a noun.
act or process of breathing
- נְשִׁימָהנשימהn'shimáfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
air expelled from the lungs
- הֶבֶל פֶּההבל פהhével pemasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word נְשִׁימָה.
- Written with vowel points
- נְשִׁימָה
- Written without vowel points
- נשימה
- Said
- n'shimá
- Plural
- נְשִׁימוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- breath, a breath
The Hebrew dictionary's page for נשימה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after breath in the list.
These are the questions people ask about breath in Hebrew.
How do you say breath in Hebrew?
breath in Hebrew is נְשִׁימָה, said n'shimá. Without vowel points it is written נשימה. Its plural is נְשִׁימוֹת.
What are other Hebrew words for breath?
Besides נשימה, breath can be said הֶבֶל פֶּה (hével pe), depending on the meaning.
Is נשימה masculine or feminine?
The word נשימה is feminine.
What else does נשימה mean in English?
Besides breath, נשימה can mean a breath.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry breath and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.