Rule of thumb in Hebrew is כְּלַל אֶצְבַּע (klál étsba).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
כְּלַל אֶצְבַּע
klál étsba
noun · masculine
In English
rule of thumb
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for rule of thumb as a noun.
general guideline rather than a strict rule
- כְּלַל אֶצְבַּעכלל אצבעklál étsbamasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These words come before and after rule of thumb in the list.
These are the questions people ask about rule of thumb in Hebrew.
How do you say rule of thumb in Hebrew?
rule of thumb in Hebrew is כְּלַל אֶצְבַּע, said klál étsba. Without vowel points it is written כלל אצבע.
Is כלל אצבע masculine or feminine?
The word כלל אצבע is masculine.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry rule of thumb 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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