Hang by a thread in Hebrew is תָּלוּי עַל בְּלִימָה (talúy 'al blimá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
תָּלוּי עַל בְּלִימָה
talúy 'al blimá
verb · masculine
In English
hang by a thread
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for hang by a thread as a verb.
to be in a precarious situation
- תָּלוּי עַל בְּלִימָהתלוי על בלימהtalúy 'al blimámasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
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How do you say hang by a thread in Hebrew?
hang by a thread in Hebrew is תָּלוּי עַל בְּלִימָה, said talúy 'al blimá. Without vowel points it is written תלוי על בלימה.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry hang by a thread 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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