Starfish in Hebrew is כּוֹכַב יָם (kokháv yam).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
starfish
/ˈstɑː(ɹ)fɪʃ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for starfish as a noun.
various echinoderms
- כּוֹכַב יָםכוכב יםkokháv yammasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word כּוֹכַב יָם.
- Written with vowel points
- כּוֹכַב יָם
- Written without vowel points
- כוכב ים
- Said
- kokháv yam
- Plural
- כּוֹכְבֵי יָם
These words come before and after starfish in the list.
These are the questions people ask about starfish in Hebrew.
How do you say starfish in Hebrew?
starfish in Hebrew is כּוֹכַב יָם, said kokháv yam. Without vowel points it is written כוכב ים. Its plural is כּוֹכְבֵי יָם.
Is כוכב ים masculine or feminine?
The word כוכב ים is masculine.
How is starfish pronounced in English?
starfish is pronounced /ˈstɑː(ɹ)fɪʃ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry starfish 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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