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Firefighter in Hebrew is כַּבַּאי (kabái).

It can also be said כבאית, לוחם אש, or לוחמת אש, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

כַּבַּאי
kabái
noun · masculine
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In English

firefighter

/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with F

These are the Hebrew words for firefighter as a noun.

person who puts out fires

This is more about the Hebrew word כַּבַּאי.

Written with vowel points
כַּבַּאי
Written without vowel points
כבאי
Said
kabái
Plural
כַּבָּאִים
Feminine form
כַּבָּאִית

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with firefighter.

These words come before and after firefighter in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨firefighter⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨firefighter⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨firefighter⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כַּבַּאי⁩, said kabái. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כבאי⁩. Its plural is ⁨כַּבָּאִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨firefighter⁩?

Besides ⁨כבאי⁩, ⁨firefighter⁩ can be said ⁨כַּבָּאִית⁩ (kabaít), ⁨לוחם אש⁩ (loḥém esh), or ⁨לוחמת אש⁩ (loḥémet esh), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨כבאי⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כבאי⁩ is masculine. Its feminine form is ⁨כַּבָּאִית⁩.

How is ⁨firefighter⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨firefighter⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/, /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/⁩.

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