How come in Hebrew is מַדּוּעַ (madúa').
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
מַדּוּעַ
madúa'
adverb
In English
how come
/haʊ kʌm/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for how come as an adverb.
why
- מַדּוּעַמדועmadúa'In the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word מַדּוּעַ.
- Written with vowel points
- מַדּוּעַ
- Written without vowel points
- מדוע
- Said
- madúa'
- Its meanings in English
- how come, why
The Hebrew dictionary's page for מדוע, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with how come.
These words come before and after how come in the list.
These are the questions people ask about how come in Hebrew.
How do you say how come in Hebrew?
how come in Hebrew is מַדּוּעַ, said madúa'. Without vowel points it is written מדוע.
What else does מדוע mean in English?
Besides how come, מדוע can mean why.
How is how come pronounced in English?
how come is pronounced /haʊ kʌm/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry how come 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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