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Myrtle in Hebrew is הֲדַס (hăḏás).

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

הֲדַס
hăḏás
noun · masculine
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In English

myrtle

/ˈmɜːtl̩/ /ˈmɝtl̩/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with M

These are the Hebrew words for myrtle as a noun.

evergreen shrub

This is more about the Hebrew word הֲדַס.

Written with vowel points
הֲדַס
Written without vowel points
הדס
Said
hăḏás
Plural
הֲדַסִּים

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

These words come before and after myrtle in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨myrtle⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨myrtle⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨myrtle⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הֲדַס⁩, said hăḏás. Without vowel points it is written ⁨הדס⁩. Its plural is ⁨הֲדַסִּים⁩.

Is ⁨הדס⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨הדס⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨myrtle⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨myrtle⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈmɜːtl̩/, /ˈmɝtl̩/⁩.

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