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Knee in Hebrew is בֶּרֶךְ (bérekh).

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

בֶּרֶךְ
bérekh
noun · feminine
In English

knee

/niː/ /ni/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with K

These are the Hebrew words for knee as a noun.

joint in the middle of the leg and area around it

This is more about the Hebrew word בֶּרֶךְ.

Written with vowel points
בֶּרֶךְ
Written without vowel points
ברך
Said
bérekh
Plural
ברכיים
Its meanings in English
knee, lap

The Hebrew dictionary's page for ברך, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after knee in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨knee⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨knee⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨knee⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בֶּרֶךְ⁩, said bérekh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨ברך⁩. Its plural is ⁨ברכיים⁩.

Is ⁨ברך⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨ברך⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨ברך⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨knee⁩, ⁨ברך⁩ can mean ⁨lap⁩.

How is ⁨knee⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨knee⁩ is pronounced ⁨/niː/, /ni/⁩.

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