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Burning in Hebrew is לוֹהֵט (lohét).

It can also be said שריפה or דליקה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

לוֹהֵט
lohét
adjective
In English

burning

/ˈbɝnɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for burning as an adjective.

feeling very hot

These are the Hebrew words for burning as a noun.

fire

This is more about the Hebrew word לוֹהֵט.

Written with vowel points
לוֹהֵט
Written without vowel points
לוהט
Said
lohét
Feminine form
לוֹהֶטֶת
Its meanings in English
burning, blazing, burning, scalding

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with burning.

These words come before and after burning in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨burning⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨burning⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨burning⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨לוֹהֵט⁩, said lohét. Without vowel points it is written ⁨לוהט⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨burning⁩?

Besides ⁨לוהט⁩, ⁨burning⁩ can be said ⁨שריפה⁩ (srefa) or ⁨דליקה⁩ (dleka), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨לוהט⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨burning⁩, ⁨לוהט⁩ can mean ⁨blazing, burning, scalding⁩.

How is ⁨burning⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨burning⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈbɝnɪŋ/, /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/⁩.

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