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Stuff in Hebrew is חֹמֶר (khómer).

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

חֹמֶר
khómer
noun · masculine
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In English

stuff

/stʌf/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for stuff as a noun.

miscellaneous items; things

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

substitution for trivial details

word substituted for material of unknown type or name, placeholder name

These are the Hebrew words for stuff as a verb.

to fill by crowding into

to fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner

to be sated

  • שָׂבַעשבעsavá

to break

  • נִשְׁבַּרנשברnishbár

to preserve a dead animal

  • פחלץpikhléts

This is more about the Hebrew word חֹמֶר.

Written with vowel points
חֹמֶר
Written without vowel points
חומר
Said
khómer
Plural
חומרים
Its meanings in English
stuff, clay, mortar, mire, heap, large mass, A homer, a former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6½ bushels

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with stuff.

These words come before and after stuff in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨stuff⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨stuff⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨stuff⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨חֹמֶר⁩, said khómer. Without vowel points it is written ⁨חומר⁩. Its plural is ⁨חומרים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨stuff⁩?

Besides ⁨חומר⁩, ⁨stuff⁩ can be said ⁨דָּבָר⁩ (davár), ⁨מָלֵא⁩ (milé), ⁨שָׂבַע⁩ (savá), ⁨נִשְׁבַּר⁩ (nishbár), or ⁨פחלץ⁩ (pikhléts), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨חומר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨חומר⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨חומר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨stuff⁩, ⁨חומר⁩ can mean ⁨clay, mortar, mire, heap, large mass, and A homer, a former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6½ bushels⁩.

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