Wistful in Hebrew is כמה (kaméha).
It can also be said עגום or מלנכולי, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
כמה
kaméha
adjective
In English
wistful
/ˈwɪstfəl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for wistful as an adjective.
full of longing
- כמהkaméha
sad and thoughtful
- עגוםagúmIn the Hebrew dictionary
- מלנכוליmelankóli
These English words share a Hebrew word with wistful.
These words come before and after wistful in the list.
These are the questions people ask about wistful in Hebrew.
How do you say wistful in Hebrew?
wistful in Hebrew is כמה, said kaméha.
What are other Hebrew words for wistful?
Besides כמה, wistful can be said עגום (agúm) or מלנכולי (melankóli), depending on the meaning.
How is wistful pronounced in English?
wistful is pronounced /ˈwɪstfəl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry wistful 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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