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Tailor in Hebrew is חַיָּט (khayát).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

חַיָּט
khayát
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

tailor

/ˈteɪlɚ/ /ˈteɪlə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with T

These are the Hebrew words for tailor as a noun.

person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession

  • חַיָּטחיטkhayátmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word חַיָּט.

Written with vowel points
חַיָּט
Written without vowel points
חיט
Said
khayát
Its meanings in English
tailor, defective spelling of חייט

These words come before and after tailor in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨tailor⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨tailor⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨tailor⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨חַיָּט⁩, said khayát. Without vowel points it is written ⁨חיט⁩.

Is ⁨חיט⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨חיט⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨חיט⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨tailor⁩, ⁨חיט⁩ can mean ⁨defective spelling of חייט⁩.

How is ⁨tailor⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨tailor⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈteɪlɚ/, /ˈteɪlə/⁩.

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