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Cairn in Hebrew is גַּלְעֵד (gal'éd).

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

גַּלְעֵד
gal'éd
noun · masculine
In English

cairn

/kɛən/ /kɛ(ə)ɹn/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for cairn as a noun.

monument

This is more about the Hebrew word גַּלְעֵד.

Written with vowel points
גַּלְעֵד
Written without vowel points
גלעד
Said
gal'éd
Plural
גַּלְעֵדִים
Its meanings in English
cairn, a cairn

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

These words come before and after cairn in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨cairn⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨cairn⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨cairn⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨גַּלְעֵד⁩, said gal'éd. Without vowel points it is written ⁨גלעד⁩. Its plural is ⁨גַּלְעֵדִים⁩.

Is ⁨גלעד⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨גלעד⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨גלעד⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨cairn⁩, ⁨גלעד⁩ can mean ⁨a cairn⁩.

How is ⁨cairn⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨cairn⁩ is pronounced ⁨/kɛən/, /kɛ(ə)ɹn/⁩.

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