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Oven in Hebrew is תַּנּוּר (tanúr).

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

תַּנּוּר
tanúr
noun · masculine
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In English

oven

/ˈʌ.vn̩/ /ˈʌv.ən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with O

These are the Hebrew words for oven as a noun.

chamber used for baking or heating

This is more about the Hebrew word תַּנּוּר.

Written with vowel points
תַּנּוּר
Written without vowel points
תנור
Said
tanúr
Plural
תַּנּוּרִים
Its meanings in English
oven, stove, oven, furnace, kiln, heater

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with oven.

These words come before and after oven in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨oven⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨oven⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨oven⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨תַּנּוּר⁩, said tanúr. Without vowel points it is written ⁨תנור⁩. Its plural is ⁨תַּנּוּרִים⁩.

Is ⁨תנור⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨תנור⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨תנור⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨oven⁩, ⁨תנור⁩ can mean ⁨stove, oven, furnace, kiln, and heater⁩.

How is ⁨oven⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨oven⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈʌ.vn̩/, /ˈʌv.ən/⁩.

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