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Hamas in Hebrew is חַמַאס (hamás).

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

חַמַאס
hamás
name · feminine
Recording by Cyber124, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

Hamas

/həˈmɑs/ /həˈmæs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for Hamas as a name.

Palestinian militant group

  • חַמַאסחמאסhamásfeminine

These words come before and after Hamas in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Hamas⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Hamas⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Hamas⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨חַמַאס⁩, said hamás. Without vowel points it is written ⁨חמאס⁩.

Is ⁨חמאס⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨חמאס⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨Hamas⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Hamas⁩ is pronounced ⁨/həˈmɑs/, /həˈmæs/⁩.

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