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Towel in Hebrew is מַגֶּבֶת (magévet).

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

מַגֶּבֶת
magévet
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

towel

/ˈtaʊ̯əl/ /ˈtæʊ̯əl/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with T

These are the Hebrew words for towel as a noun.

cloth used for wiping

This is more about the Hebrew word מַגֶּבֶת.

Written with vowel points
מַגֶּבֶת
Written without vowel points
מגבת
Said
magévet
Plural
מַגָּבוֹת
Its meanings in English
towel, a towel

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

These words come before and after towel in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨towel⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨towel⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨towel⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מַגֶּבֶת⁩, said magévet. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מגבת⁩. Its plural is ⁨מַגָּבוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨מגבת⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מגבת⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨מגבת⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨towel⁩, ⁨מגבת⁩ can mean ⁨a towel⁩.

How is ⁨towel⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨towel⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈtaʊ̯əl/, /ˈtæʊ̯əl/⁩.

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