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Daughter-in-law in Hebrew is כַּלָּה (kala).

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

כַּלָּה
kala
noun · feminine
In English

daughter-in-law

/ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for daughter-in-law as a noun.

wife of one's child

This is more about the Hebrew word כַּלָּה.

Written with vowel points
כַּלָּה
Written without vowel points
כלה
Said
kala
Plural
כַּלּוֹת
Masculine form
חָתָן
Its meanings in English
daughter-in-law, bride

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with daughter-in-law.

These words come before and after daughter-in-law in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨daughter-in-law⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨daughter-in-law⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨daughter-in-law⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כַּלָּה⁩, said kala. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כלה⁩. Its plural is ⁨כַּלּוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨כלה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כלה⁩ is feminine. Its masculine form is ⁨חָתָן⁩.

What else does ⁨כלה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨daughter-in-law⁩, ⁨כלה⁩ can mean ⁨bride⁩.

How is ⁨daughter-in-law⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨daughter-in-law⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry daughter-in-law 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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