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First person in Hebrew is מְדַבֵּר (m'dabér).

It can also be said גוף ראשון, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

מְדַבֵּר
m'dabér
noun · masculine
In English

first person

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with F

These are the Hebrew words for first person as a noun.

the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement

  • מְדַבֵּרמדברm'dabérmasculine
  • גּוּף רִאשׁוֹןגוף ראשוןgúf rishónmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word מְדַבֵּר.

Written with vowel points
מְדַבֵּר
Written without vowel points
מדבר
Said
m'dabér
Its meanings in English
first person, Masculine singular present participle and present tense of דיבר

These words come before and after first person in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨first person⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨first person⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨first person⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מְדַבֵּר⁩, said m'dabér. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מדבר⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨first person⁩?

Besides ⁨מדבר⁩, ⁨first person⁩ can be said ⁨גּוּף רִאשׁוֹן⁩ (gúf rishón), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨מדבר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מדבר⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מדבר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨first person⁩, ⁨מדבר⁩ can mean ⁨Masculine singular present participle and present tense of דיבר⁩.

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