Rite in Hebrew is פֻּלְחָן (pulkhán).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
פֻּלְחָן
pulkhán
noun · masculine
In English
rite
/ɹaɪt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for rite as a noun.
ritual
- פֻּלְחָןפולחןpulkhánmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word פֻּלְחָן.
- Written with vowel points
- פֻּלְחָן
- Written without vowel points
- פולחן
- Said
- pulkhán
- Plural
- פולחנות
- Its meanings in English
- rite, cult, rite, ritual
The Hebrew dictionary's page for פולחן, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after rite in the list.
These are the questions people ask about rite in Hebrew.
How do you say rite in Hebrew?
rite in Hebrew is פֻּלְחָן, said pulkhán. Without vowel points it is written פולחן. Its plural is פולחנות.
Is פולחן masculine or feminine?
The word פולחן is masculine.
What else does פולחן mean in English?
Besides rite, פולחן can mean cult and rite, ritual.
How is rite pronounced in English?
rite is pronounced /ɹaɪt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry rite 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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