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Leper in Hebrew is מְצֹרָע (m'tsorá).

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

מְצֹרָע
m'tsorá
noun · masculine
In English

leper

/ˈlɛpɚ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for leper as a noun.

person who has leprosy

  • מְצֹרָעמצרעm'tsorámasculine

These words come before and after leper in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨leper⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨leper⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨leper⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מְצֹרָע⁩, said m'tsorá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מצרע⁩.

Is ⁨מצרע⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מצרע⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨leper⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨leper⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈlɛpɚ/⁩.

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