Roof in Hebrew is גַּג (gag).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
roof
/ɹuːf/ /ɹʊf/
These are the Hebrew words for roof as a noun.
the cover at the top of a building
- גַּגגגgagmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word גַּג.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּג
- Written without vowel points
- גג
- Said
- gag
- Plural
- גַּגּוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- roof, circumflex, maximum
The Hebrew dictionary's page for גג, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with roof.
These words come before and after roof in the list.
These are the questions people ask about roof in Hebrew.
How do you say roof in Hebrew?
roof in Hebrew is גַּג, said gag. Without vowel points it is written גג. Its plural is גַּגּוֹת.
Is גג masculine or feminine?
The word גג is masculine.
What else does גג mean in English?
Besides roof, גג can mean circumflex and maximum.
How is roof pronounced in English?
roof is pronounced /ɹuːf/, /ɹʊf/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry roof 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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