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In-law in Hebrew is מחותן (mekhutan).

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

מחותן
mekhutan
noun · masculine
In English

in-law

/ˈɪn.lɔː/ /ˈɪn.lɔ/

English words in HebrewWords starting with I

These are the Hebrew words for in-law as a noun.

parent-in-law of one's child

  • מחותןmekhutanmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word מחותן.

Written with vowel points
מחותן
Written without vowel points
מחותן
Said
mekhutan
Plural
מחותנים

These English words share a Hebrew word with in-law.

These words come before and after in-law in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨in-law⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨in-law⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨in-law⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מחותן⁩, said mekhutan. Its plural is ⁨מחותנים⁩.

Is ⁨מחותן⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מחותן⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨in-law⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨in-law⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈɪn.lɔː/, /ˈɪn.lɔ/⁩.

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