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Fenugreek in Hebrew is חִלְבָּה (khilbá).

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

חִלְבָּה
khilbá
noun · feminine
In English

fenugreek

/ˈfɛnjʊˌɡɹiːk/ /ˈfɛnjəˌɡɹiːk/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with F

These are the Hebrew words for fenugreek as a noun.

plant and vegetable

  • חִלְבָּהחלבהkhilbáfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word חִלְבָּה.

Written with vowel points
חִלְבָּה
Written without vowel points
חלבה
Said
khilbá
Its meanings in English
fenugreek, defective spelling of חילבה

These words come before and after fenugreek in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨fenugreek⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨fenugreek⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨fenugreek⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨חִלְבָּה⁩, said khilbá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨חלבה⁩.

Is ⁨חלבה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨חלבה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨חלבה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨fenugreek⁩, ⁨חלבה⁩ can mean ⁨defective spelling of חילבה⁩.

How is ⁨fenugreek⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨fenugreek⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈfɛnjʊˌɡɹiːk/, /ˈfɛnjəˌɡɹiːk/⁩.

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