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Leukemia in Hebrew is סַרְטַן הַדָּם (saratan ha-dam).

It can also be said לוקמיה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

סַרְטַן הַדָּם
saratan ha-dam
noun · masculine
In English

leukemia

/luːˈkiːmi.ə/

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for leukemia as a noun.

cancer of blood forming tissue

  • סַרְטַן הַדָּםסרטן הדםsaratan ha-dammasculine
  • לוֹקֶמְיָהלוקמיהfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word סַרְטַן הַדָּם.

Written with vowel points
סַרְטַן הַדָּם
Written without vowel points
סרטן הדם
Said
saratan ha-dam
Its meanings in English
leukemia, leukemia, leukaemia

These words come before and after leukemia in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨leukemia⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨leukemia⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨leukemia⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨סַרְטַן הַדָּם⁩, said saratan ha-dam. Without vowel points it is written ⁨סרטן הדם⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨leukemia⁩?

Besides ⁨סרטן הדם⁩, ⁨leukemia⁩ can be said ⁨לוֹקֶמְיָה⁩, depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨סרטן הדם⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨סרטן הדם⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨סרטן הדם⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨leukemia⁩, ⁨סרטן הדם⁩ can mean ⁨leukemia, leukaemia⁩.

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