Dog in Hebrew is כֶּלֶב (kélev).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
כֶּלֶב
kélev
noun · masculine
In English
dog
/dɒɡ/ /dɔɡ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for dog as a noun.
animal
- כֶּלֶבכלבkélevmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word כֶּלֶב.
- Written with vowel points
- כֶּלֶב
- Written without vowel points
- כלב
- Said
- kélev
- Plural
- כְּלָבִים
- Feminine form
- כַּלְבָּה
The Hebrew dictionary's page for כלב, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after dog in the list.
These are the questions people ask about dog in Hebrew.
How do you say dog in Hebrew?
dog in Hebrew is כֶּלֶב, said kélev. Without vowel points it is written כלב. Its plural is כְּלָבִים.
Is כלב masculine or feminine?
The word כלב is masculine. Its feminine form is כַּלְבָּה.
How is dog pronounced in English?
dog is pronounced /dɒɡ/, /dɔɡ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry dog 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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