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Gun in Hebrew is תּוֹתָח (totákh).

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

תּוֹתָח
totákh
noun · masculine
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In English

gun

/ˈɡʌn/ /ˈɡɜn/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with G

These are the Hebrew words for gun as a noun.

military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity

portable, short weapon, for hand use

less portable, long weapon

military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more

This is more about the Hebrew word תּוֹתָח.

Written with vowel points
תּוֹתָח
Written without vowel points
תותח
Said
totákh
Plural
תּוֹתָחִים
Its meanings in English
gun, A cannon: an artillery gun, A talented person

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with gun.

These words come before and after gun in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨gun⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨gun⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨gun⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨תּוֹתָח⁩, said totákh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨תותח⁩. Its plural is ⁨תּוֹתָחִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨gun⁩?

Besides ⁨תותח⁩, ⁨gun⁩ can be said ⁨אֶקְדָּח⁩ (ekdákh) or ⁨רוֹבֶה⁩ (rové), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨תותח⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨תותח⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨תותח⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨gun⁩, ⁨תותח⁩ can mean ⁨A cannon: an artillery gun and A talented person⁩.

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