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Beautiful in Hebrew is יָפֶה (yafé).

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

יָפֶה
yafé
adjective · masculine
In English

beautiful

/ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/ /ˈbjuːtɪ.fʊl/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for beautiful as an adjective.

attractive

of weather: pleasant, clear

  • נָאֶהנאהna'e

This is more about the Hebrew word יָפֶה.

Written with vowel points
יָפֶה
Written without vowel points
יפה
Said
yafé
Feminine form
יָפָה
Its meanings in English
beautiful, beautiful, comely, fair, goodly, pleasant

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with beautiful.

These words come before and after beautiful in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨beautiful⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨beautiful⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨beautiful⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨יָפֶה⁩, said yafé. Without vowel points it is written ⁨יפה⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨beautiful⁩?

Besides ⁨יפה⁩, ⁨beautiful⁩ can be said ⁨נָאֶה⁩ (na'e), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨יפה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨beautiful⁩, ⁨יפה⁩ can mean ⁨beautiful, comely, fair, goodly, pleasant⁩.

How is ⁨beautiful⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨beautiful⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/, /ˈbjuːtɪ.fʊl/⁩.

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