Polis (פוליס) means polis in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פּוֹלִיס
polis
noun · feminine
In English
polis
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Polis.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עיר־מדינה ביוון העתיקה. קהילה עירונית, שמאפייניה העיקריים היו גודל קטן, אוטונומיה פוליטית, הומוגניות חברתית, תחושת קהילתיות וכיבוד החוק.
The word Polis is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פּוֹלִיס
- Written without vowel points
- פוליס
- Said
- polis
- Plural
- פּוֹלֵיס (פולייס)
- Inflections
- ר' פּוֹלֵיס (פולייס)
- Gematria
- 186
This is how Polis is said in other languages.
- English
- polis
- French
- polis
- German
- Polis
The word Polis is part of these phrases and sayings.
These words come before and after Polis in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Polis.
What does Polis (פוליס) mean in Hebrew?
Polis (פוליס) means polis. It is said polis, with the stress on po.
Is Polis (פוליס) masculine or feminine?
The word Polis (פוליס) is a feminine noun, and its plural is פּוֹלֵיס (פולייס).
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פוליס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.