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Continent in Hebrew is יַבֶּשֶׁת (yabéshet).

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

יַבֶּשֶׁת
yabéshet
noun · feminine
In English

continent

/ˈkɒntɪnənt/ /ˈkɑntɪnənt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for continent as a noun.

each of main land-masses on earth's surface

This is more about the Hebrew word יַבֶּשֶׁת.

Written with vowel points
יַבֶּשֶׁת
Written without vowel points
יבשת
Said
yabéshet
Plural
יַבָּשׁוֹת

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

These words come before and after continent in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨continent⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨continent⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨continent⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨יַבֶּשֶׁת⁩, said yabéshet. Without vowel points it is written ⁨יבשת⁩. Its plural is ⁨יַבָּשׁוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨יבשת⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨יבשת⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨continent⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨continent⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈkɒntɪnənt/, /ˈkɑntɪnənt/⁩.

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