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Path in Hebrew is דֶּרֶךְ (dérekh).

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

דֶּרֶךְ
dérekh
noun · feminine
In English

path

/pɑːθ/ /pæθ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for path as a noun.

a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians

graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another

topology: a continuous map

This is more about the Hebrew word דֶּרֶךְ.

Written with vowel points
דֶּרֶךְ
Written without vowel points
דרך
Said
dérekh
Plural
דְּרָכִים
Its meanings in English
path, a road, a path, a way, a journey, a custom

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with path.

These words come before and after path in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨path⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨path⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨path⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨דֶּרֶךְ⁩, said dérekh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨דרך⁩. Its plural is ⁨דְּרָכִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨path⁩?

Besides ⁨דרך⁩, ⁨path⁩ can be said ⁨מַסְלוּל⁩ (maslúl), ⁨מסילה⁩ (m'silá), or ⁨מְסִלָּה⁩ (m'silá), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨דרך⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨דרך⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨דרך⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨path⁩, ⁨דרך⁩ can mean ⁨a road, a path, a way, a journey, and a custom⁩.

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