Hamsa in Hebrew is חַמְסָה (khámsa).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
חַמְסָה
khámsa
noun · feminine
In English
hamsa
/ˈhæm.sə/ /ˈhɑm.sə/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for hamsa as a noun.
Hand of Fatima
- חַמְסָהחמסהkhámsafeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word חַמְסָה.
- Written with vowel points
- חַמְסָה
- Written without vowel points
- חמסה
- Said
- khámsa
- Plural
- חַמְסוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- hamsa, the Hand of Fatima, the hamsa amulet
These English words share a Hebrew word with hamsa.
These words come before and after hamsa in the list.
These are the questions people ask about hamsa in Hebrew.
How do you say hamsa in Hebrew?
hamsa in Hebrew is חַמְסָה, said khámsa. Without vowel points it is written חמסה. Its plural is חַמְסוֹת.
Is חמסה masculine or feminine?
The word חמסה is feminine.
What else does חמסה mean in English?
Besides hamsa, חמסה can mean the Hand of Fatima, the hamsa amulet.
How is hamsa pronounced in English?
hamsa is pronounced /ˈhæm.sə/, /ˈhɑm.sə/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry hamsa 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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