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Alien in Hebrew is זָר (zár).

It can also be said גר, חיזר, or חוצן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

זָר
zár
noun · masculine
In English

alien

/ˈeɪ.li.ən/ /ˈeɪ.ljən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for alien as a noun.

person, etc. from outside

foreigner

life form of non-Earth origin

This is more about the Hebrew word זָר.

Written with vowel points
זָר
Written without vowel points
זר
Said
zár
Feminine form
זָרָה
Its meanings in English
alien, foreign

The Hebrew dictionary's page for זר, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with alien.

These words come before and after alien in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨alien⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨alien⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨alien⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨זָר⁩, said zár. Without vowel points it is written ⁨זר⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨alien⁩?

Besides ⁨זר⁩, ⁨alien⁩ can be said ⁨גֵּר⁩ (ger), ⁨חַיְזָר⁩ (khayzár), or ⁨חוּצָן⁩ (khutsán), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨זר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨זר⁩ is masculine. Its feminine form is ⁨זָרָה⁩.

What else does ⁨זר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨alien⁩, ⁨זר⁩ can mean ⁨foreign⁩.

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