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Leavened in Hebrew is חָמֵץ (ẖamétz).

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

חָמֵץ
ẖamétz
verb · masculine
In English

leavened

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for leavened as a verb.

Translations

This is more about the Hebrew word חָמֵץ.

Written with vowel points
חָמֵץ
Written without vowel points
חמץ
Said
ẖamétz
Its meanings in English
leavened, chametz

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with leavened.

These words come before and after leavened in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨leavened⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨leavened⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨leavened⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨חָמֵץ⁩, said ẖamétz. Without vowel points it is written ⁨חמץ⁩.

What else does ⁨חמץ⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨leavened⁩, ⁨חמץ⁩ can mean ⁨chametz⁩.

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