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Skin in Hebrew is עוֹר (or).

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

עוֹר
or
noun · masculine
In English

skin

/skɪn/

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for skin as a noun.

outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal

  • עוֹרעורormasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word עוֹר.

Written with vowel points
עוֹר
Written without vowel points
עור
Said
or
Plural
עוֹרוֹת
Its meanings in English
skin, hide, leather

These English words share a Hebrew word with skin.

These words come before and after skin in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨skin⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨skin⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨skin⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨עוֹר⁩, said or. Without vowel points it is written ⁨עור⁩. Its plural is ⁨עוֹרוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨עור⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨עור⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨עור⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨skin⁩, ⁨עור⁩ can mean ⁨hide, leather⁩.

How is ⁨skin⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨skin⁩ is pronounced ⁨/skɪn/⁩.

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