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Dead in Hebrew is מֵת (met).

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

מֵת
met
adjective
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In English

dead

/dɛd/

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for dead as an adjective.

no longer alive

This is more about the Hebrew word מֵת.

Written with vowel points
מֵת
Written without vowel points
מת
Said
met
Feminine form
מֵתָה
Its meanings in English
dead, Dead, having died, very much, completely

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with dead.

These words come before and after dead in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨dead⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨dead⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨dead⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מֵת⁩, said met. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מת⁩.

What else does ⁨מת⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨dead⁩, ⁨מת⁩ can mean ⁨Dead, having died and very much, completely⁩.

How is ⁨dead⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨dead⁩ is pronounced ⁨/dɛd/⁩.

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