Male in Hebrew is זָכָר (zakhár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
זָכָר
zakhár
noun · masculine
In English
male
/meɪl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for male as a noun.
human of masculine sex or gender
- זָכָרזכרzakhármasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
animal of masculine sex
- זָכָרזכרzakhármasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
plant of masculine sex
- זָכָרזכרzakhármasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word זָכָר.
- Written with vowel points
- זָכָר
- Written without vowel points
- זכר
- Said
- zakhár
- Plural
- זְכָרִים
- Its meanings in English
- male, man, male, masculine
The Hebrew dictionary's page for זכר, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with male.
These words come before and after male in the list.
These are the questions people ask about male in Hebrew.
How do you say male in Hebrew?
male in Hebrew is זָכָר, said zakhár. Without vowel points it is written זכר. Its plural is זְכָרִים.
Is זכר masculine or feminine?
The word זכר is masculine.
What else does זכר mean in English?
Besides male, זכר can mean man, male and masculine.
How is male pronounced in English?
male is pronounced /meɪl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry male 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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