Rain in Hebrew is גֶּשֶׁם (géshem).
It can also be said מטר, משקע, or ירד, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
rain
/ɹeɪn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for rain as a noun.
condensed water from a cloud
- גֶּשֶׁםגשםgéshemmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- מָטָרמטרmatármasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
any matter falling
- מִשְׁקָעמשקעmishkámasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for rain as a verb.
of rain: to fall from the sky
- יָרַדירדyarád
to issue in large quantities
- הִמְטִירהמטירhimtír
This is more about the Hebrew word גֶּשֶׁם.
- Written with vowel points
- גֶּשֶׁם
- Written without vowel points
- גשם
- Said
- géshem
- Plural
- גְּשָׁמִים
- Its meanings in English
- rain, shower, heavy rain, flood, body
The Hebrew dictionary's page for גשם, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with rain.
These words come before and after rain in the list.
These are the questions people ask about rain in Hebrew.
How do you say rain in Hebrew?
rain in Hebrew is גֶּשֶׁם, said géshem. Without vowel points it is written גשם. Its plural is גְּשָׁמִים.
What are other Hebrew words for rain?
Besides גשם, rain can be said מָטָר (matár), מִשְׁקָע (mishká), יָרַד (yarád), or הִמְטִיר (himtír), depending on the meaning.
Is גשם masculine or feminine?
The word גשם is masculine.
What else does גשם mean in English?
Besides rain, גשם can mean shower, heavy rain, flood, and body.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry rain and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.