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Cellar in Hebrew is מַרְתֵּף (martéf).

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

מַרְתֵּף
martéf
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

cellar

/ˈsɛlə/ /ˈsɛləɹ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for cellar as a noun.

underground space

This is more about the Hebrew word מַרְתֵּף.

Written with vowel points
מַרְתֵּף
Written without vowel points
מרתף
Said
martéf
Plural
מרתפים
Its meanings in English
cellar, cellar, basement

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with cellar.

These words come before and after cellar in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨cellar⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨cellar⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨cellar⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מַרְתֵּף⁩, said martéf. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מרתף⁩. Its plural is ⁨מרתפים⁩.

Is ⁨מרתף⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מרתף⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מרתף⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨cellar⁩, ⁨מרתף⁩ can mean ⁨cellar, basement⁩.

How is ⁨cellar⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨cellar⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈsɛlə/, /ˈsɛləɹ/⁩.

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