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Puppet in Hebrew is בֻּבָּה (bubá).

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

בֻּבָּה
bubá
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

puppet

/ˈpʌpɪt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for puppet as a noun.

movable model of a person or animal

person or country controlled by another

This is more about the Hebrew word בֻּבָּה.

Written with vowel points
בֻּבָּה
Written without vowel points
בובה
Said
bubá
Plural
בובות
Its meanings in English
puppet, A doll, puppet, plush toy etc

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with puppet.

These words come before and after puppet in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨puppet⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨puppet⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨puppet⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בֻּבָּה⁩, said bubá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בובה⁩. Its plural is ⁨בובות⁩.

Is ⁨בובה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בובה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨בובה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨puppet⁩, ⁨בובה⁩ can mean ⁨A doll, puppet, plush toy etc⁩.

How is ⁨puppet⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨puppet⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈpʌpɪt/⁩.

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