By the way in Hebrew is אַגַּב (agáv).
It can also be said דרך אגב, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
אַגַּב
agáv
phrase
In English
by the way
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the phrase by the way.
incidentally
- אַגַּבאגבagávIn the Hebrew dictionary
- דרך אגבdérekh agávIn the Hebrew dictionary
These words come before and after by the way in the list.
These are the questions people ask about by the way in Hebrew.
How do you say by the way in Hebrew?
by the way in Hebrew is אַגַּב, said agáv. Without vowel points it is written אגב.
What are other Hebrew words for by the way?
Besides אגב, by the way can be said דרך אגב (dérekh agáv), depending on the meaning.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry by the way 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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