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Cheese in Hebrew is גְּבִינָה (g'viná).

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

גְּבִינָה
g'viná
noun · feminine
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In English

cheese

/t͡ʃiːz/ /t͡ʃiz/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for cheese as a noun.

dairy product

These are the Hebrew words for cheese as an exclamation.

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This is more about the Hebrew word גְּבִינָה.

Written with vowel points
גְּבִינָה
Written without vowel points
גבינה
Said
g'viná
Plural
גְּבִינוֹת

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

These words come before and after cheese in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨cheese⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨cheese⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨cheese⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨גְּבִינָה⁩, said g'viná. Without vowel points it is written ⁨גבינה⁩. Its plural is ⁨גְּבִינוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨גבינה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨גבינה⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨cheese⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨cheese⁩ is pronounced ⁨/t͡ʃiːz/, /t͡ʃiz/⁩.

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