The straw that broke the camel's back in Hebrew is הַקַּשׁ שֶׁשָּׁבַר אֶת גַּב הַגָּמָל (hakásh sheshavár ét gáv hagamál).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
הַקַּשׁ שֶׁשָּׁבַר אֶת גַּב הַגָּמָל
hakásh sheshavár ét gáv hagamál
noun
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In English
the straw that broke the camel's back
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the straw that broke the camel's back as a noun.
small additional burden which causes failure
- הַקַּשׁ שֶׁשָּׁבַר אֶת גַּב הַגָּמָלהקש ששבר את גב הגמלhakásh sheshavár ét gáv hagamálIn the Hebrew dictionary
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How do you say the straw that broke the camel's back in Hebrew?
the straw that broke the camel's back in Hebrew is הַקַּשׁ שֶׁשָּׁבַר אֶת גַּב הַגָּמָל, said hakásh sheshavár ét gáv hagamál. Without vowel points it is written הקש ששבר את גב הגמל.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry the straw that broke the camel's back 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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