Chew in Hebrew is לָעַס (la'ás).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
לָעַס
la'ás
verb
In English
chew
/tʃuː/ /t͡ʃ(j)u/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for chew as a verb.
to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing
- לָעַסלעסla'ás
This is more about the Hebrew word לָעַס.
- Written with vowel points
- לָעַס
- Written without vowel points
- לעס
- Said
- la'ás
- Its meanings in English
- chew, To chew
These words come before and after chew in the list.
These are the questions people ask about chew in Hebrew.
How do you say chew in Hebrew?
chew in Hebrew is לָעַס, said la'ás. Without vowel points it is written לעס.
What else does לעס mean in English?
Besides chew, לעס can mean To chew.
How is chew pronounced in English?
chew is pronounced /tʃuː/, /t͡ʃ(j)u/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry chew 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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