Instead of in Hebrew is בִּמְקוֹם (bimkom).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
בִּמְקוֹם
bimkom
preposition
In English
instead of
These are the Hebrew words for instead of as a preposition.
in lieu of; in place of; rather than
- בִּמְקוֹםבמקוםbimkom
This is more about the Hebrew word בִּמְקוֹם.
- Written with vowel points
- בִּמְקוֹם
- Written without vowel points
- במקום
- Said
- bimkom
- Its meanings in English
- instead of, Instead of, in lieu of, in place of
These English words share a Hebrew word with instead of.
These words come before and after instead of in the list.
These are the questions people ask about instead of in Hebrew.
How do you say instead of in Hebrew?
instead of in Hebrew is בִּמְקוֹם, said bimkom. Without vowel points it is written במקום.
What else does במקום mean in English?
Besides instead of, במקום can mean Instead of, in lieu of, in place of.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry instead of 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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