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Vessel in Hebrew is כְּלִי (kli).

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

כְּלִי
kli
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

vessel

/ˈvɛsəl/

English words in HebrewWords starting with V

These are the Hebrew words for vessel as a noun.

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This is more about the Hebrew word כְּלִי.

Written with vowel points
כְּלִי
Written without vowel points
כלי
Said
kli
Plural
כֵּלִים
Its meanings in English
vessel, armory; tool; utensil; instrument, dishes

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with vessel.

These words come before and after vessel in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨vessel⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨vessel⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨vessel⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כְּלִי⁩, said kli. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כלי⁩. Its plural is ⁨כֵּלִים⁩.

Is ⁨כלי⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כלי⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨כלי⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨vessel⁩, ⁨כלי⁩ can mean ⁨armory; tool; utensil; instrument and dishes⁩.

How is ⁨vessel⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨vessel⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈvɛsəl/⁩.

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