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Equator in Hebrew is קַו הַמַּשְׁוֶה (kav hamashvé).

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

קַו הַמַּשְׁוֶה
kav hamashvé
noun · masculine
In English

equator

/ɪˈkweɪ.tə/ /ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for equator as a noun.

circle around the earth

  • קַו הַמַּשְׁוֶהקו המשוהkav hamashvémasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word קַו הַמַּשְׁוֶה.

Written with vowel points
קַו הַמַּשְׁוֶה
Written without vowel points
קו המשוה
Said
kav hamashvé
Its meanings in English
equator, defective spelling of קו המשווה

These words come before and after equator in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨equator⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨equator⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨equator⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨קַו הַמַּשְׁוֶה⁩, said kav hamashvé. Without vowel points it is written ⁨קו המשוה⁩.

Is ⁨קו המשוה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨קו המשוה⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨קו המשוה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨equator⁩, ⁨קו המשוה⁩ can mean ⁨defective spelling of קו המשווה⁩.

How is ⁨equator⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨equator⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɪˈkweɪ.tə/, /ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/⁩.

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