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Alpha in Hebrew is אַלְפָא (álfa).

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

אַלְפָא
álfa
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

alpha

/ˈæl.fə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for alpha as a noun.

name of the letter Α, α

  • אַלְפָאאלפאálfafeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word אַלְפָא.

Written with vowel points
אַלְפָא
Written without vowel points
אלפא
Said
álfa
Its meanings in English
alpha, primary, first

These words come before and after alpha in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨alpha⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨alpha⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨alpha⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨אַלְפָא⁩, said álfa. Without vowel points it is written ⁨אלפא⁩.

Is ⁨אלפא⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨אלפא⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨אלפא⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨alpha⁩, ⁨אלפא⁩ can mean ⁨primary, first⁩.

How is ⁨alpha⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨alpha⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈæl.fə/⁩.

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