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Cello in Hebrew is צֶ׳לוֹ (chelo).

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

צֶ׳לוֹ
chelo
noun · masculine
In English

cello

/ˈtʃɛləʊ/ /ˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for cello as a noun.

musical instrument

  • צֶ׳לוֹצ׳לוchelomasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word צֶ׳לוֹ.

Written with vowel points
צֶ׳לוֹ
Written without vowel points
צ׳לו
Said
chelo
Plural
צֶ׳לּוֹת
Its meanings in English
cello, cello, violoncello

These words come before and after cello in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨cello⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨cello⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨cello⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨צֶ׳לוֹ⁩, said chelo. Without vowel points it is written ⁨צ׳לו⁩. Its plural is ⁨צֶ׳לּוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨צ׳לו⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨צ׳לו⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨צ׳לו⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨cello⁩, ⁨צ׳לו⁩ can mean ⁨cello, violoncello⁩.

How is ⁨cello⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨cello⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈtʃɛləʊ/, /ˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/⁩.

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