Tall in Hebrew is גָּבֹהַּ (gavóah).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
גָּבֹהַּ
gavóah
adjective
In English
tall
/tɔːl/ /toːl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for tall as an adjective.
of a building
- גָּבֹהַּגבוהgavóahIn the Hebrew dictionary
of a person
- גָּבֹהַּגבוהgavóahIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word גָּבֹהַּ.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּבֹהַּ
- Written without vowel points
- גבוה
- Said
- gavóah
- Its meanings in English
- tall, high; tall: having a great height, high, large
The Hebrew dictionary's page for גבוה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after tall in the list.
These are the questions people ask about tall in Hebrew.
How do you say tall in Hebrew?
tall in Hebrew is גָּבֹהַּ, said gavóah. Without vowel points it is written גבוה.
What else does גבוה mean in English?
Besides tall, גבוה can mean high; tall: having a great height and high, large.
How is tall pronounced in English?
tall is pronounced /tɔːl/, /toːl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry tall 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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