Porcupine in Hebrew is דורבן (dorbán).
It can also be said דרבן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
דורבן
dorbán
noun · masculine
In English
porcupine
/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for porcupine as a noun.
rodent of the family Hystricidae
- דורבןdorbánmasculine
- דָּרְבָּןדרבןdorbánmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word דורבן.
- Written with vowel points
- דורבן
- Written without vowel points
- דורבן
- Said
- dorbán
- Plural
- דורבנות
- Its meanings in English
- porcupine, spike, spur, plantar fasciitis
These English words share a Hebrew word with porcupine.
These words come before and after porcupine in the list.
These are the questions people ask about porcupine in Hebrew.
How do you say porcupine in Hebrew?
porcupine in Hebrew is דורבן, said dorbán. Its plural is דורבנות.
What are other Hebrew words for porcupine?
Besides דורבן, porcupine can be said דָּרְבָּן (dorbán), depending on the meaning.
Is דורבן masculine or feminine?
The word דורבן is masculine.
What else does דורבן mean in English?
Besides porcupine, דורבן can mean spike, spur and plantar fasciitis.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry porcupine 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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