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Opal in Hebrew is לֶשֶׁם (léshem).

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

לֶשֶׁם
léshem
noun · masculine
In English

opal

/ˈəʊpəl/ /ˈoʊpəl/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with O

These are the Hebrew words for opal as a noun.

a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity

This is more about the Hebrew word לֶשֶׁם.

Written with vowel points
לֶשֶׁם
Written without vowel points
לשם
Said
léshem
Its meanings in English
opal, A kind of stone

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

These words come before and after opal in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨opal⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨opal⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨opal⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨לֶשֶׁם⁩, said léshem. Without vowel points it is written ⁨לשם⁩.

Is ⁨לשם⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨לשם⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨לשם⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨opal⁩, ⁨לשם⁩ can mean ⁨A kind of stone⁩.

How is ⁨opal⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨opal⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈəʊpəl/, /ˈoʊpəl/⁩.

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