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Adultery in Hebrew is נֵאוּף (ne'úf).

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

נֵאוּף
ne'úf
noun · masculine
In English

adultery

/əˈdʌltəɹi/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for adultery as a noun.

sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse

  • נֵאוּףניאוףne'úfmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word נֵאוּף.

Written with vowel points
נֵאוּף
Written without vowel points
ניאוף
Said
ne'úf
Plural
ניאופים

These words come before and after adultery in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨adultery⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨adultery⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨adultery⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נֵאוּף⁩, said ne'úf. Without vowel points it is written ⁨ניאוף⁩. Its plural is ⁨ניאופים⁩.

Is ⁨ניאוף⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨ניאוף⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨adultery⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨adultery⁩ is pronounced ⁨/əˈdʌltəɹi/⁩.

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