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Livelihood in Hebrew is מִחְיָה (michyá).

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

מִחְיָה
michyá
noun · feminine
In English

livelihood

/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for livelihood as a noun.

means of supporting oneself

  • מִחְיָהמחיהmichyáfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word מִחְיָה.

Written with vowel points
מִחְיָה
Written without vowel points
מחיה
Said
michyá
Its meanings in English
livelihood, living, sustenance, subsistence, support for life, livelihood

These words come before and after livelihood in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨livelihood⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨livelihood⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨livelihood⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מִחְיָה⁩, said michyá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מחיה⁩.

Is ⁨מחיה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מחיה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨מחיה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨livelihood⁩, ⁨מחיה⁩ can mean ⁨living, sustenance, subsistence, support for life, livelihood⁩.

How is ⁨livelihood⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨livelihood⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/⁩.

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