Hot potato in Hebrew is תַּפּוּחַ אֲדָמָה לוֹהֵט (tapúaẖ adamá lohét).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
תַּפּוּחַ אֲדָמָה לוֹהֵט
tapúaẖ adamá lohét
noun · masculine
In English
hot potato
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for hot potato as a noun.
awkward or delicate problem
- תַּפּוּחַ אֲדָמָה לוֹהֵטתפוח אדמה לוהטtapúaẖ adamá lohétmasculine
These words come before and after hot potato in the list.
These are the questions people ask about hot potato in Hebrew.
How do you say hot potato in Hebrew?
hot potato in Hebrew is תַּפּוּחַ אֲדָמָה לוֹהֵט, said tapúaẖ adamá lohét. Without vowel points it is written תפוח אדמה לוהט.
Is תפוח אדמה לוהט masculine or feminine?
The word תפוח אדמה לוהט is masculine.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry hot potato 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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