Dead Sea in Hebrew is יַם הַמֶּלַח (Yam HaMélakh).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
Dead Sea
/ˈdɛd ˈsiː/ /ˌdɛdˈsiː/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for Dead Sea as a name.
lake in the Middle East
- יַם הַמֶּלַחים המלחYam HaMélakhmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These words come before and after Dead Sea in the list.
These are the questions people ask about Dead Sea in Hebrew.
How do you say Dead Sea in Hebrew?
Dead Sea in Hebrew is יַם הַמֶּלַח, said Yam HaMélakh. Without vowel points it is written ים המלח.
Is ים המלח masculine or feminine?
The word ים המלח is masculine.
How is Dead Sea pronounced in English?
Dead Sea is pronounced /ˈdɛd ˈsiː/, /ˌdɛdˈsiː/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Dead Sea 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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