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Photography in Hebrew is צילום (tzilém).

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

צילום
tzilém
noun · masculine
In English

photography

/fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for photography as a noun.

art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces

  • צילוםtzilémmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word צילום.

Written with vowel points
צילום
Written without vowel points
צילום
Said
tzilém
Plural
צילומים
Its meanings in English
photography, action or process, object

These English words share a Hebrew word with photography.

These words come before and after photography in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨photography⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨photography⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨photography⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨צילום⁩, said tzilém. Its plural is ⁨צילומים⁩.

Is ⁨צילום⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨צילום⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨צילום⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨photography⁩, ⁨צילום⁩ can mean ⁨action or process and object⁩.

How is ⁨photography⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨photography⁩ is pronounced ⁨/fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi/, /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/⁩.

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