Placenta in Hebrew is שִׁלְיָה (shilyá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שִׁלְיָה
shilyá
noun · feminine
In English
placenta
/pləˈsɛntə/ /pləˈsɪntə/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for placenta as a noun.
anatomy: placenta
- שִׁלְיָהשליהshilyáfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word שִׁלְיָה.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁלְיָה
- Written without vowel points
- שליה
- Said
- shilyá
- Plural
- שְׁלָיוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- placenta, placenta, afterbirth
The Hebrew dictionary's page for שליה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after placenta in the list.
These are the questions people ask about placenta in Hebrew.
How do you say placenta in Hebrew?
placenta in Hebrew is שִׁלְיָה, said shilyá. Without vowel points it is written שליה. Its plural is שְׁלָיוֹת.
Is שליה masculine or feminine?
The word שליה is feminine.
What else does שליה mean in English?
Besides placenta, שליה can mean placenta, afterbirth.
How is placenta pronounced in English?
placenta is pronounced /pləˈsɛntə/, /pləˈsɪntə/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry placenta 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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