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Ewe in Hebrew is רָחֵל (rakhél).

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

רָחֵל
rakhél
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

ewe

/juː/ /jʊu̯/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for ewe as a noun.

female sheep

This is more about the Hebrew word רָחֵל.

Written with vowel points
רָחֵל
Written without vowel points
רחל
Said
rakhél
Plural
רְחֵלִים
Masculine form
אַיִל

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with ewe.

These words come before and after ewe in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨ewe⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨ewe⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨ewe⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨רָחֵל⁩, said rakhél. Without vowel points it is written ⁨רחל⁩. Its plural is ⁨רְחֵלִים⁩.

Is ⁨רחל⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨רחל⁩ is feminine. Its masculine form is ⁨אַיִל⁩.

How is ⁨ewe⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨ewe⁩ is pronounced ⁨/juː/, /jʊu̯/⁩.

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