Jaw in Hebrew is לֶסֶת (léset).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
לֶסֶת
léset
noun · feminine
In English
jaw
/d͡ʒɔː/ /d͡ʒɔ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for jaw as a noun.
bone holding the teeth
- לֶסֶתלסתlésetfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word לֶסֶת.
- Written with vowel points
- לֶסֶת
- Written without vowel points
- לסת
- Said
- léset
- Plural
- לְסָתוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- jaw, jaw, mandible
The Hebrew dictionary's page for לסת, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after jaw in the list.
These are the questions people ask about jaw in Hebrew.
How do you say jaw in Hebrew?
jaw in Hebrew is לֶסֶת, said léset. Without vowel points it is written לסת. Its plural is לְסָתוֹת.
Is לסת masculine or feminine?
The word לסת is feminine.
What else does לסת mean in English?
Besides jaw, לסת can mean jaw, mandible.
How is jaw pronounced in English?
jaw is pronounced /d͡ʒɔː/, /d͡ʒɔ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry jaw 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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