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Look in Hebrew is מַבָּט (mabát).

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

מַבָּט
mabát
noun · masculine
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In English

look

/lʊk/ /luːk/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for look as a noun.

1. action of looking

2. physical appearance

  • מראהmasculine

3. facial expression

These are the Hebrew words for look as a verb.

to try to see

  • הִסְתַּכֵּלהסתכלhistakél
  • הִבִּיטהביטhibít
  • רָאָהראהra'á

to appear, to seem

  • נִרְאָהנראהnir'á

This is more about the Hebrew word מַבָּט.

Written with vowel points
מַבָּט
Written without vowel points
מבט
Said
mabát
Plural
מַבָּטִים
Its meanings in English
look, glance, look, gaze, look

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with look.

These words come before and after look in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨look⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨look⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨look⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מַבָּט⁩, said mabát. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מבט⁩. Its plural is ⁨מַבָּטִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨look⁩?

Besides ⁨מבט⁩, ⁨look⁩ can be said ⁨מראה⁩, ⁨הִסְתַּכֵּל⁩ (histakél), ⁨הִבִּיט⁩ (hibít), ⁨רָאָה⁩ (ra'á), or ⁨נִרְאָה⁩ (nir'á), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨מבט⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מבט⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מבט⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨look⁩, ⁨מבט⁩ can mean ⁨glance, look and gaze, look⁩.

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