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Turnip in Hebrew is לֶפֶת (léfet).

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

לֶפֶת
léfet
noun · feminine
In English

turnip

/ˈtɜːnɪp/ /ˈtɝ.nɪp/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with T

These are the Hebrew words for turnip as a noun.

white root of Brassica rapa

This is more about the Hebrew word לֶפֶת.

Written with vowel points
לֶפֶת
Written without vowel points
לפת
Said
léfet
Plural
לְפָתוֹת

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

These words come before and after turnip in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨turnip⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨turnip⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨turnip⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨לֶפֶת⁩, said léfet. Without vowel points it is written ⁨לפת⁩. Its plural is ⁨לְפָתוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨לפת⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨לפת⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨turnip⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨turnip⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈtɜːnɪp/, /ˈtɝ.nɪp/⁩.

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