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Cooking in Hebrew is בִּשּׁוּל (bishúl).

It can also be said בשול, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

בִּשּׁוּל
bishúl
noun · masculine
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In English

cooking

/ˈkʊkɪŋ/ /ˈkuːkɪŋ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for cooking as a noun.

3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine

1. the process of preparing food by using heat

This is more about the Hebrew word בִּשּׁוּל.

Written with vowel points
בִּשּׁוּל
Written without vowel points
בישול
Said
bishúl
Plural
בישולים

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

These words come before and after cooking in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨cooking⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨cooking⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨cooking⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בִּשּׁוּל⁩, said bishúl. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בישול⁩. Its plural is ⁨בישולים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨cooking⁩?

Besides ⁨בישול⁩, ⁨cooking⁩ can be said ⁨בִּשּׁוּל⁩ (bishúl), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨בישול⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בישול⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨cooking⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨cooking⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈkʊkɪŋ/, /ˈkuːkɪŋ/⁩.

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