Snake in Hebrew is נָחָשׁ (nakhásh).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
נָחָשׁ
nakhásh
noun · masculine
In English
snake
/sneɪk/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for snake as a noun.
legless reptile
- נָחָשׁנחשnakháshmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word נָחָשׁ.
- Written with vowel points
- נָחָשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- נחש
- Said
- nakhásh
- Plural
- נְחָשִׁים
- Feminine form
- נְחָשָׁה
The Hebrew dictionary's page for נחש, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with snake.
These words come before and after snake in the list.
These are the questions people ask about snake in Hebrew.
How do you say snake in Hebrew?
snake in Hebrew is נָחָשׁ, said nakhásh. Without vowel points it is written נחש. Its plural is נְחָשִׁים.
Is נחש masculine or feminine?
The word נחש is masculine. Its feminine form is נְחָשָׁה.
How is snake pronounced in English?
snake is pronounced /sneɪk/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry snake 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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