Yetser hara (יצר הרע) means evil inclination in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יֵצֶר הָרַע
yetser hara
noun · masculine
In English
evil inclination
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yetser hara.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כינוי לכוחות הפועלים בתוך האדם המביאים אותו לידי חטאים ועברות.
The word Yetser hara is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יֵצֶר הָרַע
- Written without vowel points
- יצר הרע
- Said
- yetser hara
- Gematria
- 575
This is how Yetser hara is said in other languages.
- English
- evil inclination
These words come before and after Yetser hara in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yetser hara.
What does Yetser hara (יצר הרע) mean in Hebrew?
Yetser hara (יצר הרע) means evil inclination. It is said yetser hara, with the stress on tser.
Is Yetser hara (יצר הרע) masculine or feminine?
The word Yetser hara (יצר הרע) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יצר הרע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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