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Orb in Hebrew is כַּדּוּר (kadúr).

It can also be said גלה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

כַּדּוּר
kadúr
noun · masculine
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In English

orb

/ɔɹb/ /ɔːb/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with O

These are the Hebrew words for orb as a noun.

spherical body

This is more about the Hebrew word כַּדּוּר.

Written with vowel points
כַּדּוּר
Written without vowel points
כדור
Said
kadúr
Plural
כַּדּוּרִים
Its meanings in English
orb, A ball or orb or other spherical object, A ball: a three-dimensional solid enclosed by a sphere

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with orb.

These words come before and after orb in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨orb⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨orb⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨orb⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כַּדּוּר⁩, said kadúr. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כדור⁩. Its plural is ⁨כַּדּוּרִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨orb⁩?

Besides ⁨כדור⁩, ⁨orb⁩ can be said ⁨גֻּלָּה⁩ (gulla), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨כדור⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כדור⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨כדור⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨orb⁩, ⁨כדור⁩ can mean ⁨A ball or orb or other spherical object and A ball: a three-dimensional solid enclosed by a sphere⁩.

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