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Legume in Hebrew is קִטְנִית (kitnít).

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

קִטְנִית
kitnít
noun · feminine
In English

legume

/ˈlɛɡ.juːm/ /lɪˈɡjuːm/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for legume as a noun.

member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family

This is more about the Hebrew word קִטְנִית.

Written with vowel points
קִטְנִית
Written without vowel points
קטנית
Said
kitnít
Plural
קִטְנִיּוֹת
Its meanings in English
legume, legume, pea, bean, plant of the family Fabaceae or Leguminosae

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

These words come before and after legume in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨legume⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨legume⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨legume⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨קִטְנִית⁩, said kitnít. Without vowel points it is written ⁨קטנית⁩. Its plural is ⁨קִטְנִיּוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨קטנית⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨קטנית⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨קטנית⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨legume⁩, ⁨קטנית⁩ can mean ⁨legume, pea, bean, plant of the family Fabaceae or Leguminosae⁩.

How is ⁨legume⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨legume⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈlɛɡ.juːm/, /lɪˈɡjuːm/⁩.

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