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Wholesome in Hebrew is בָּרִיא (barí).

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

בָּרִיא
barí
adjective
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

wholesome

/ˈhoʊl.səm/ /ˈhəʊl.səm/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for wholesome as an adjective.

marked by wholeness; sound and healthy

This is more about the Hebrew word בָּרִיא.

Written with vowel points
בָּרִיא
Written without vowel points
בריא
Said
barí
Feminine form
בְּרִיאָה
Its meanings in English
wholesome, healthy, well, healthy, healthful, Used adverbially, fat, obese

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with wholesome.

These words come before and after wholesome in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨wholesome⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨wholesome⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨wholesome⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בָּרִיא⁩, said barí. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בריא⁩.

What else does ⁨בריא⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨wholesome⁩, ⁨בריא⁩ can mean ⁨healthy, well, healthy, healthful, Used adverbially, and fat, obese⁩.

How is ⁨wholesome⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨wholesome⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈhoʊl.səm/, /ˈhəʊl.səm/⁩.

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