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Sideburns in Hebrew is פֵּאָה (pe'á).

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

פֵּאָה
pe'á
noun · feminine
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In English

sideburns

/ˈsaɪd.bɜː(ɹ)nz/ /ˈsaɪd.bɚnz/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for sideburns as a noun.

facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin

This is more about the Hebrew word פֵּאָה.

Written with vowel points
פֵּאָה
Written without vowel points
פאה
Said
pe'á
Plural
פֵּאוֹת
Its meanings in English
sideburns, wig, a face, a sidelock, a sideburn

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with sideburns.

These words come before and after sideburns in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨sideburns⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨sideburns⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨sideburns⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פֵּאָה⁩, said pe'á. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פאה⁩. Its plural is ⁨פֵּאוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨פאה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨פאה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨פאה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨sideburns⁩, ⁨פאה⁩ can mean ⁨wig, a face, a sidelock, and a sideburn⁩.

How is ⁨sideburns⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨sideburns⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈsaɪd.bɜː(ɹ)nz/, /ˈsaɪd.bɚnz/⁩.

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