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Scent in Hebrew is רֵיחַ (réakh).

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

רֵיחַ
réakh
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

scent

/sɛnt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for scent as a noun.

distinctive odour or smell

This is more about the Hebrew word רֵיחַ.

Written with vowel points
רֵיחַ
Written without vowel points
ריח
Said
réakh
Plural
רֵיחוֹת
Its meanings in English
scent, odor, scent, smell, trace, residue, iota

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with scent.

These words come before and after scent in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨scent⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨scent⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨scent⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨רֵיחַ⁩, said réakh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨ריח⁩. Its plural is ⁨רֵיחוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨ריח⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨ריח⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨ריח⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨scent⁩, ⁨ריח⁩ can mean ⁨odor, scent, smell and trace, residue, iota⁩.

How is ⁨scent⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨scent⁩ is pronounced ⁨/sɛnt/⁩.

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