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Highway in Hebrew is כְּבִישׁ מַהִיר (kvish mahír).

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

כְּבִישׁ מַהִיר
kvish mahír
noun · masculine
In English

highway

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for highway as a noun.

main public road

This is more about the Hebrew word כְּבִישׁ מַהִיר.

Written with vowel points
כְּבִישׁ מַהִיר
Written without vowel points
כביש מהיר
Said
kvish mahír
Its meanings in English
highway, a highway

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

These words come before and after highway in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨highway⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨highway⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨highway⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כְּבִישׁ מַהִיר⁩, said kvish mahír. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כביש מהיר⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨highway⁩?

Besides ⁨כביש מהיר⁩, ⁨highway⁩ can be said ⁨אוֹטוֹסְטְרָדָה⁩ (otostráda), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨כביש מהיר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כביש מהיר⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨כביש מהיר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨highway⁩, ⁨כביש מהיר⁩ can mean ⁨a highway⁩.

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