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Some in Hebrew is כַּמָה (káma).

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

כַּמָה
káma
determiner
In English

some

/sʌm/ /səm/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for some as a determiner.

unspecified quantity or number of

considerable quantity or number of

  • כַּמָהכמהkáma
  • אֲחָדִיםאחדיםakhadímmasculineplural

These are the Hebrew words for some as a pronoun.

a certain number

  • כַּמָּהכמהkama

indefinite quantity or number

This is more about the Hebrew word כַּמָה.

Written with vowel points
כַּמָה
Written without vowel points
כמה
Said
káma
Its meanings in English
some, How much, how many, several, a few, some; some

These English words share a Hebrew word with some.

These words come before and after some in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨some⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨some⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨some⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כַּמָה⁩, said káma. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כמה⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨some⁩?

Besides ⁨כמה⁩, ⁨some⁩ can be said ⁨אֲחָדִים⁩ (akhadím), ⁨מְעַט⁩ (me'át), or ⁨קְצָת⁩ (ktsat), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨כמה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨some⁩, ⁨כמה⁩ can mean ⁨How much, how many and several, a few, some; some⁩.

How is ⁨some⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨some⁩ is pronounced ⁨/sʌm/, /səm/⁩.

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