Photo in Hebrew is צילם (tsilém).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
צילם
tsilém
verb
In English
photo
/ˈfəʊ̯.təʊ̯/ /ˈfo.to/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for photo as a verb.
to take a photograph
- צילםtsilém
This is more about the Hebrew word צילם.
- Written with vowel points
- צילם
- Written without vowel points
- צילם
- Said
- tsilém
- Its meanings in English
- photo, To photograph, to take a photograph of, To photocopy, to xerox, to copy, to make a copy of
These English words share a Hebrew word with photo.
These words come before and after photo in the list.
These are the questions people ask about photo in Hebrew.
How do you say photo in Hebrew?
photo in Hebrew is צילם, said tsilém.
What else does צילם mean in English?
Besides photo, צילם can mean To photograph, to take a photograph of and To photocopy, to xerox, to copy, to make a copy of.
How is photo pronounced in English?
photo is pronounced /ˈfəʊ̯.təʊ̯/, /ˈfo.to/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry photo 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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