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Umbilical cord in Hebrew is חֶבֶל הַטַבּוּר (khével hatabúr).

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

חֶבֶל הַטַבּוּר
khével hatabúr
noun · masculine
In English

umbilical cord

/əm.ˈbɪ.lə.kəl koɹd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with U

These are the Hebrew words for umbilical cord as a noun.

cord between foetus and placenta

  • חֶבֶל הַטַבּוּרחבל הטבורkhével hatabúrmasculine

These words come before and after umbilical cord in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨umbilical cord⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨umbilical cord⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨umbilical cord⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨חֶבֶל הַטַבּוּר⁩, said khével hatabúr. Without vowel points it is written ⁨חבל הטבור⁩.

Is ⁨חבל הטבור⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨חבל הטבור⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨umbilical cord⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨umbilical cord⁩ is pronounced ⁨/əm.ˈbɪ.lə.kəl koɹd/⁩.

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