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Brotherhood in Hebrew is אַחֲוָה (akhavá).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

אַחֲוָה
akhavá
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

brotherhood

/ˈbɹʌðɚˌhʊd/ /ˈbɹʌðəˌhʊd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for brotherhood as a noun.

state of being brothers or a brother

  • אַחֲוָהאחווהakhaváfeminine

an association of any purpose, a fraternity

  • אַחֲוָהאחווהakhaváfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word אַחֲוָה.

Written with vowel points
אַחֲוָה
Written without vowel points
אחווה
Said
akhavá
Plural
אחוות
Its meanings in English
brotherhood, brotherhood, camaraderie, fraternity, guild

These words come before and after brotherhood in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨brotherhood⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨brotherhood⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨brotherhood⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨אַחֲוָה⁩, said akhavá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨אחווה⁩. Its plural is ⁨אחוות⁩.

Is ⁨אחווה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨אחווה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨אחווה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨brotherhood⁩, ⁨אחווה⁩ can mean ⁨brotherhood, camaraderie, fraternity, guild⁩.

How is ⁨brotherhood⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨brotherhood⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈbɹʌðɚˌhʊd/, /ˈbɹʌðəˌhʊd/⁩.

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