Weep in Hebrew is בָּכָה (bachá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
בָּכָה
bachá
verb
In English
weep
/ˈwiːp/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for weep as a verb.
to cry, shed tears
- בָּכָהבכהbachá
This is more about the Hebrew word בָּכָה.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּכָה
- Written without vowel points
- בכה
- Said
- bachá
- Its meanings in English
- weep, To cry, weep
These English words share a Hebrew word with weep.
These words come before and after weep in the list.
These are the questions people ask about weep in Hebrew.
How do you say weep in Hebrew?
weep in Hebrew is בָּכָה, said bachá. Without vowel points it is written בכה.
What else does בכה mean in English?
Besides weep, בכה can mean To cry, weep.
How is weep pronounced in English?
weep is pronounced /ˈwiːp/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry weep 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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