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Snack in Hebrew is חָטִיף (khatíf).

It can also be said נשנוש or נשנש, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

חָטִיף
khatíf
noun · masculine
In English

snack

/snæk/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for snack as a noun.

a light meal

an item of food eaten between meals

These are the Hebrew words for snack as a verb.

to eat between meals

  • נִשְׁנֵשׁנשנשnishnésh

This is more about the Hebrew word חָטִיף.

Written with vowel points
חָטִיף
Written without vowel points
חטיף
Said
khatíf
Plural
חֲטִיפִים

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with snack.

These words come before and after snack in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨snack⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨snack⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨snack⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨חָטִיף⁩, said khatíf. Without vowel points it is written ⁨חטיף⁩. Its plural is ⁨חֲטִיפִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨snack⁩?

Besides ⁨חטיף⁩, ⁨snack⁩ can be said ⁨נשנוש⁩ or ⁨נִשְׁנֵשׁ⁩ (nishnésh), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨חטיף⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨חטיף⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨snack⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨snack⁩ is pronounced ⁨/snæk/⁩.

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