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Maternal uncle in Hebrew is דּוֹד (dód).

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

דּוֹד
dód
noun · masculine
In English

maternal uncle

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with M

These are the Hebrew words for maternal uncle as a noun.

brother of one's mother

This is more about the Hebrew word דּוֹד.

Written with vowel points
דּוֹד
Written without vowel points
דוד
Said
dód
Plural
דּוֹדִים
Feminine form
דּוֹדָה
Its meanings in English
maternal uncle, uncle, beloved

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with maternal uncle.

These words come before and after maternal uncle in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨maternal uncle⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨maternal uncle⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨maternal uncle⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨דּוֹד⁩, said dód. Without vowel points it is written ⁨דוד⁩. Its plural is ⁨דּוֹדִים⁩.

Is ⁨דוד⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨דוד⁩ is masculine. Its feminine form is ⁨דּוֹדָה⁩.

What else does ⁨דוד⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨maternal uncle⁩, ⁨דוד⁩ can mean ⁨uncle and beloved⁩.

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