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Byre in Hebrew is רֶפֶת (réfet).

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

רֶפֶת
réfet
noun · feminine
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In English

byre

/ˈbaɪə/ /ˈbaɪɚ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for byre as a noun.

a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle

This is more about the Hebrew word רֶפֶת.

Written with vowel points
רֶפֶת
Written without vowel points
רפת
Said
réfet
Plural
רְפָתוֹת
Its meanings in English
byre, cowshed

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with byre.

These words come before and after byre in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨byre⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨byre⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨byre⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨רֶפֶת⁩, said réfet. Without vowel points it is written ⁨רפת⁩. Its plural is ⁨רְפָתוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨רפת⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨רפת⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨רפת⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨byre⁩, ⁨רפת⁩ can mean ⁨cowshed⁩.

How is ⁨byre⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨byre⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈbaɪə/, /ˈbaɪɚ/⁩.

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