Dress in Hebrew is הִתְלַבֵּשׁ (hitlabésh).
It can also be said הלביש, שמלה, or לבוש, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
dress
/dɹes/ /dɹɛs/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for dress as a verb.
intransitive: to put on clothes
- הִתְלַבֵּשׁהתלבשhitlabésh
transitive: to put clothes on
- הִלְבִּישׁהלבישhilbísh
These are the Hebrew words for dress as a noun.
item of clothing which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist
- שִׂמְלָהשמלהsimláfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
apparel or clothing
- לְבוּשׁלבושlevúshmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word הִתְלַבֵּשׁ.
- Written with vowel points
- הִתְלַבֵּשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- התלבש
- Said
- hitlabésh
- Its meanings in English
- dress, to dress, dress oneself, get dressed
These English words share a Hebrew word with dress.
These words come before and after dress in the list.
These are the questions people ask about dress in Hebrew.
How do you say dress in Hebrew?
dress in Hebrew is הִתְלַבֵּשׁ, said hitlabésh. Without vowel points it is written התלבש.
What are other Hebrew words for dress?
Besides התלבש, dress can be said הִלְבִּישׁ (hilbísh), שִׂמְלָה (simlá), or לְבוּשׁ (levúsh), depending on the meaning.
What else does התלבש mean in English?
Besides dress, התלבש can mean to dress, dress oneself, get dressed.
How is dress pronounced in English?
dress is pronounced /dɹes/, /dɹɛs/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry dress and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.