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Handsome in Hebrew is יפה תואר (y'fe tó'ar).

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

יפה תואר
y'fe tó'ar
adjective
In English

handsome

/ˈhæn.səm/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for handsome as an adjective.

of man: attractive

  • יפה תוארy'fe tó'ar
  • טוֹב מַרְאֶהטוב מראהtov mar'é
  • יְפֵה תֹאַריפה תארy'fe tó'ar

This is more about the Hebrew word יפה תואר.

Written with vowel points
יפה תואר
Written without vowel points
יפה תואר
Said
y'fe tó'ar
Its meanings in English
handsome, handsome, beautiful

These English words share a Hebrew word with handsome.

These words come before and after handsome in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨handsome⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨handsome⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨handsome⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨יפה תואר⁩, said y'fe tó'ar.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨handsome⁩?

Besides ⁨יפה תואר⁩, ⁨handsome⁩ can be said ⁨טוֹב מַרְאֶה⁩ (tov mar'é) or ⁨יְפֵה תֹאַר⁩ (y'fe tó'ar), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨יפה תואר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨handsome⁩, ⁨יפה תואר⁩ can mean ⁨handsome, beautiful⁩.

How is ⁨handsome⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨handsome⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈhæn.səm/⁩.

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