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Force in Hebrew is כוח (kóakh).

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

כוח
kóakh
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

force

/fɔːs/ /foɹs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with F

These are the Hebrew words for force as a noun.

physical quantity

group that aims to attack, control, or constrain

  • כֹּחַכחkóachmasculine

anything that is able to make a big change in person or thing

  • כֹּחַכוחkóakhmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word כוח.

Written with vowel points
כוח
Written without vowel points
כוח
Said
kóakh
Plural
כוחות
Its meanings in English
force, Strength: the physical ability to do work, to lift something, to walk, and so on, Strength, power: the quality of being strong or powerful, Force, a force, Power, ability, capacity

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with force.

These words come before and after force in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨force⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨force⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨force⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כוח⁩, said kóakh. Its plural is ⁨כוחות⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨force⁩?

Besides ⁨כוח⁩, ⁨force⁩ can be said ⁨כֹּחַ⁩ (kóach), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨כוח⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כוח⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨כוח⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨force⁩, ⁨כוח⁩ can mean ⁨Strength: the physical ability to do work, to lift something, to walk, and so on, Strength, power: the quality of being strong or powerful, Force, a force, and Power, ability, capacity⁩.

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