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Washbasin in Hebrew is כִּיּוֹר (kiyór).

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

כִּיּוֹר
kiyór
noun · masculine
In English

washbasin

/ˈwɑʃˌbeɪsən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for washbasin as a noun.

basin used for washing, sink

This is more about the Hebrew word כִּיּוֹר.

Written with vowel points
כִּיּוֹר
Written without vowel points
כיור
Said
kiyór
Plural
כִּיּוֹרִים
Its meanings in English
washbasin, basin, sink, the handwashing basin in the Temple in Jerusalem

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with washbasin.

These words come before and after washbasin in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨washbasin⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨washbasin⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨washbasin⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כִּיּוֹר⁩, said kiyór. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כיור⁩. Its plural is ⁨כִּיּוֹרִים⁩.

Is ⁨כיור⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כיור⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨כיור⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨washbasin⁩, ⁨כיור⁩ can mean ⁨basin, sink, and the handwashing basin in the Temple in Jerusalem⁩.

How is ⁨washbasin⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨washbasin⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈwɑʃˌbeɪsən/⁩.

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