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Lens in Hebrew is עֲדָשָׁה (adashá).

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

עֲדָשָׁה
adashá
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

lens

/lɛnz/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for lens as a noun.

object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it

biology: genus of the legume family; its bean

This is more about the Hebrew word עֲדָשָׁה.

Written with vowel points
עֲדָשָׁה
Written without vowel points
עדשה
Said
adashá
Plural
עֲדָשִׁים
Its meanings in English
lens, lentil, lens

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

These words come before and after lens in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨lens⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨lens⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨lens⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨עֲדָשָׁה⁩, said adashá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨עדשה⁩. Its plural is ⁨עֲדָשִׁים⁩.

Is ⁨עדשה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨עדשה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨עדשה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨lens⁩, ⁨עדשה⁩ can mean ⁨lentil, lens⁩.

How is ⁨lens⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨lens⁩ is pronounced ⁨/lɛnz/⁩.

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