Whole in Hebrew is שָׁלֵם (shalém).
It can also be said תם, מלא, or בשלמות, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
whole
/həʊl/ /hoʊl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for whole as an adjective.
entire
- שָׁלֵםשלםshalémIn the Hebrew dictionary
- תָּםתםtamIn the Hebrew dictionary
food with no constituents removed
- מָלֵאמלאmaléIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for whole as a noun.
something complete
- שָׁלֵםשלםshalémmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for whole as an adverb.
colloquial: in entirety
- בשלמותbeshlemút
- כּוּלּהּכולהkuláhfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- כּוּלּוׁכולוkulómasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word שָׁלֵם.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁלֵם
- Written without vowel points
- שלם
- Said
- shalém
- Feminine form
- שְׁלֵמָה
- Its meanings in English
- whole, complete, intact
The Hebrew dictionary's page for שלם, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with whole.
These words come before and after whole in the list.
These are the questions people ask about whole in Hebrew.
How do you say whole in Hebrew?
whole in Hebrew is שָׁלֵם, said shalém. Without vowel points it is written שלם.
What are other Hebrew words for whole?
Besides שלם, whole can be said תָּם (tam), מָלֵא (malé), בשלמות (beshlemút), כּוּלּהּ (kuláh), or כּוּלּוׁ (kuló), depending on the meaning.
What else does שלם mean in English?
Besides whole, שלם can mean complete, intact.
How is whole pronounced in English?
whole is pronounced /həʊl/, /hoʊl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry whole and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.