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Human rights in Hebrew is זְכוּת אָדָם (z'khút adám).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

זְכוּת אָדָם
z'khút adám
noun · feminine
In English

human rights

/ˌhjuːmən ˈɹaɪtz/ /ˌhjumən ˈɹaɪtz/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for human rights as a noun.

set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed

  • זְכוּת אָדָםזכות אדםz'khút adámfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word זְכוּת אָדָם.

Written with vowel points
זְכוּת אָדָם
Written without vowel points
זכות אדם
Said
z'khút adám
Plural
זכויות אדם
Its meanings in English
human rights, A human right: a basic right that all people should be guaranteed

These words come before and after human rights in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨human rights⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨human rights⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨human rights⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨זְכוּת אָדָם⁩, said z'khút adám. Without vowel points it is written ⁨זכות אדם⁩. Its plural is ⁨זכויות אדם⁩.

Is ⁨זכות אדם⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨זכות אדם⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨זכות אדם⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨human rights⁩, ⁨זכות אדם⁩ can mean ⁨A human right: a basic right that all people should be guaranteed⁩.

How is ⁨human rights⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨human rights⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˌhjuːmən ˈɹaɪtz/, /ˌhjumən ˈɹaɪtz/⁩.

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