Asylum in Hebrew is מִקְלָט (miklát).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
מִקְלָט
miklát
noun · masculine
In English
asylum
/əˈsaɪləm/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for asylum as a noun.
place of safety
- מִקְלָטמקלטmiklátmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word מִקְלָט.
- Written with vowel points
- מִקְלָט
- Written without vowel points
- מקלט
- Said
- miklát
- Plural
- מִקְלָטִים
- Its meanings in English
- asylum, An asylum, a refuge, a shelter, A bomb shelter
The Hebrew dictionary's page for מקלט, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with asylum.
These words come before and after asylum in the list.
These are the questions people ask about asylum in Hebrew.
How do you say asylum in Hebrew?
asylum in Hebrew is מִקְלָט, said miklát. Without vowel points it is written מקלט. Its plural is מִקְלָטִים.
Is מקלט masculine or feminine?
The word מקלט is masculine.
What else does מקלט mean in English?
Besides asylum, מקלט can mean An asylum, a refuge, a shelter and A bomb shelter.
How is asylum pronounced in English?
asylum is pronounced /əˈsaɪləm/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry asylum 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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