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Left-hander in Hebrew is שְׂמָאלִי (smalí).

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

שְׂמָאלִי
smalí
noun · masculine
In English

left-hander

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for left-hander as a noun.

a person who is left-handed

This is more about the Hebrew word שְׂמָאלִי.

Written with vowel points
שְׂמָאלִי
Written without vowel points
שמאלי
Said
smalí
Feminine form
שְׂמָאלִית
Its meanings in English
left-hander, on the left, left-wing, left-handed

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

These words come before and after left-hander in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨left-hander⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨left-hander⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨left-hander⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שְׂמָאלִי⁩, said smalí. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שמאלי⁩.

Is ⁨שמאלי⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שמאלי⁩ is masculine. Its feminine form is ⁨שְׂמָאלִית⁩.

What else does ⁨שמאלי⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨left-hander⁩, ⁨שמאלי⁩ can mean ⁨on the left, left-wing, and left-handed⁩.

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