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Lid in Hebrew is מִכְסֶה (mikhsé).

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

מִכְסֶה
mikhsé
noun · masculine
In English

lid

/lɪd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for lid as a noun.

top or cover

This is more about the Hebrew word מִכְסֶה.

Written with vowel points
מִכְסֶה
Written without vowel points
מכסה
Said
mikhsé
Plural
מִכְסִים
Its meanings in English
lid, cover, lid

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with lid.

These words come before and after lid in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨lid⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨lid⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨lid⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מִכְסֶה⁩, said mikhsé. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מכסה⁩. Its plural is ⁨מִכְסִים⁩.

Is ⁨מכסה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מכסה⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מכסה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨lid⁩, ⁨מכסה⁩ can mean ⁨cover, lid⁩.

How is ⁨lid⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨lid⁩ is pronounced ⁨/lɪd/⁩.

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