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Digestion in Hebrew is עִכּוּל (ikúl).

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

עִכּוּל
ikúl
noun · masculine
In English

digestion

/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ /dɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for digestion as a noun.

process in gastrointestinal tract

This is more about the Hebrew word עִכּוּל.

Written with vowel points
עִכּוּל
Written without vowel points
עיכול
Said
ikúl
Plural
עיכולים
Its meanings in English
digestion, Digestion: the body's process of breaking down food

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

These words come before and after digestion in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨digestion⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨digestion⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨digestion⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨עִכּוּל⁩, said ikúl. Without vowel points it is written ⁨עיכול⁩. Its plural is ⁨עיכולים⁩.

Is ⁨עיכול⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨עיכול⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨עיכול⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨digestion⁩, ⁨עיכול⁩ can mean ⁨Digestion: the body's process of breaking down food⁩.

How is ⁨digestion⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨digestion⁩ is pronounced ⁨/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/, /dɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/⁩.

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