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Hummingbird in Hebrew is קוֹלִיבְּרִי (kolíbri).

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

קוֹלִיבְּרִי
kolíbri
noun · masculine
In English

hummingbird

/ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/ /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for hummingbird as a noun.

any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae

  • קוֹלִיבְּרִיקוליבריkolíbrimasculine
  • יוֹנֵק דְּבַשׁיונק דבשyonéq dvashmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word קוֹלִיבְּרִי.

Written with vowel points
קוֹלִיבְּרִי
Written without vowel points
קוליברי
Said
kolíbri
Plural
קוֹלִיבְּרִים

These English words share a Hebrew word with hummingbird.

These words come before and after hummingbird in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨hummingbird⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨hummingbird⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨hummingbird⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨קוֹלִיבְּרִי⁩, said kolíbri. Without vowel points it is written ⁨קוליברי⁩. Its plural is ⁨קוֹלִיבְּרִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨hummingbird⁩?

Besides ⁨קוליברי⁩, ⁨hummingbird⁩ can be said ⁨יוֹנֵק דְּבַשׁ⁩ (yonéq dvash), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨קוליברי⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨קוליברי⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨hummingbird⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨hummingbird⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/, /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd/⁩.

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