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Gourd in Hebrew is דְּלַעַת (dlá'at).

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

דְּלַעַת
dlá'at
noun · feminine
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In English

gourd

/ɡʊəd/ /ɡɔːd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with G

These are the Hebrew words for gourd as a noun.

fruit

dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit

This is more about the Hebrew word דְּלַעַת.

Written with vowel points
דְּלַעַת
Written without vowel points
דלעת
Said
dlá'at
Plural
דְּלוּעִים
Its meanings in English
gourd, pumpkin, squash

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with gourd.

These words come before and after gourd in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨gourd⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨gourd⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨gourd⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨דְּלַעַת⁩, said dlá'at. Without vowel points it is written ⁨דלעת⁩. Its plural is ⁨דְּלוּעִים⁩.

Is ⁨דלעת⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨דלעת⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨דלעת⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨gourd⁩, ⁨דלעת⁩ can mean ⁨pumpkin and squash⁩.

How is ⁨gourd⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨gourd⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɡʊəd/, /ɡɔːd/⁩.

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