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Brute in Hebrew is בְּהֵמָה (behema).

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

בְּהֵמָה
behema
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

brute

/bɹuːt/ /bɹut/

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for brute as a noun.

animal destitute of human reason

brutal person

This is more about the Hebrew word בְּהֵמָה.

Written with vowel points
בְּהֵמָה
Written without vowel points
בהמה
Said
behema
Plural
בְּהֵמוֹת
Its meanings in English
brute, beast, animal, livestock, beast, a person who behaves in an uncivilized manner

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with brute.

These words come before and after brute in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨brute⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨brute⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨brute⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בְּהֵמָה⁩, said behema. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בהמה⁩. Its plural is ⁨בְּהֵמוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨בהמה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בהמה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨בהמה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨brute⁩, ⁨בהמה⁩ can mean ⁨beast, animal, livestock and beast, a person who behaves in an uncivilized manner⁩.

How is ⁨brute⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨brute⁩ is pronounced ⁨/bɹuːt/, /bɹut/⁩.

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