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Like in Hebrew is כְּמוֹ (kmo).

It can also be said אהב, חיבב, or מצא חן בעיני, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

כְּמוֹ
kmo
preposition
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

like

/laɪ̯k/ /lɔɪ̯k/

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for like as a preposition.

similar to

These are the Hebrew words for like as a verb.

to enjoy

  • אָהַבאהבaháv

to find attractive

  • חיבבḥibév
  • מָצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֵימצא חן בעיניmatzá ẖen b'enéy

These are the Hebrew words for like as a particle.

3. used when quoting or paraphrasing

This is more about the Hebrew word כְּמוֹ.

Written with vowel points
כְּמוֹ
Written without vowel points
כמו
Said
kmo
Its meanings in English
like, like, as

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with like.

These words come before and after like in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨like⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨like⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨like⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כְּמוֹ⁩, said kmo. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כמו⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨like⁩?

Besides ⁨כמו⁩, ⁨like⁩ can be said ⁨אָהַב⁩ (aháv), ⁨חיבב⁩ (ḥibév), ⁨מָצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי⁩ (matzá ẖen b'enéy), or ⁨כָּזֶה⁩ (kazé), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨כמו⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨like⁩, ⁨כמו⁩ can mean ⁨like, as⁩.

How is ⁨like⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨like⁩ is pronounced ⁨/laɪ̯k/, /lɔɪ̯k/⁩.

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