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Hay (היי) means hi in Hebrew.

It is an interjection, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

הַי
hay
interjection
In English

hi

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ה

The dictionary gives one meaning for Hay.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מילה הנאמרת בעת פגישה.

The word Hay is an interjection.

Written with vowel points
הַי
Written without vowel points
היי
Said
hay
Gematria
25

This is how Hay is said in other languages.

English
hi

These words mean nearly the same as Hay.

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These words mean the opposite of Hay.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Hay.

These words come before and after Hay in the dictionary.

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What does Hay (⁨היי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Hay (⁨היי⁩) means hi. It is said hay, with the stress on hay.

What is a synonym for Hay (⁨היי⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Hay (⁨היי⁩) are ⁨אהלן⁩, ⁨הלו⁩, and ⁨שלום⁩.

What is the opposite of Hay (⁨היי⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Hay (⁨היי⁩) are ⁨ביי⁩ and ⁨שלום⁩.

What rhymes with Hay (⁨היי⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Hay (⁨היי⁩) include ⁨חקלאי⁩, ⁨תנאי⁩, ⁨חי⁩, ⁨גיא⁩, ⁨הגאי⁩, and ⁨אולי⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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