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Loss in Hebrew is אֲבֵדָה (avedá).

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

אֲבֵדָה
avedá
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

loss

/lɒs/ /lɔs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for loss as a noun.

the result of no longer possessing something

This is more about the Hebrew word אֲבֵדָה.

Written with vowel points
אֲבֵדָה
Written without vowel points
אבדה
Said
avedá
Plural
אֲבֵדוֹת
Its meanings in English
loss, a loss, a perishing, destruction

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

These words come before and after loss in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨loss⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨loss⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨loss⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨אֲבֵדָה⁩, said avedá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨אבדה⁩. Its plural is ⁨אֲבֵדוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨אבדה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨אבדה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨אבדה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨loss⁩, ⁨אבדה⁩ can mean ⁨a loss and a perishing, destruction⁩.

How is ⁨loss⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨loss⁩ is pronounced ⁨/lɒs/, /lɔs/⁩.

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