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Chill in Hebrew is צִנָּה (tziná).

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

צִנָּה
tziná
noun · feminine
In English

chill

/tʃɪl/ /dʒɪl(lɯ)/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for chill as a noun.

moderate, but uncomfortable coldness

  • צִנָּהצנהtzináfeminine

sudden penetrating sense of cold

  • קְרִירוּתקרירותqrirutfeminine
  • צִנָּהצנהtzináfeminine

These are the Hebrew words for chill as an adjective.

moderately cold or chilly

  • קָרִירקרירqaryrmasculine
  • קְרִירָהקרירהqrirafeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word צִנָּה.

Written with vowel points
צִנָּה
Written without vowel points
צנה
Said
tziná
Plural
צִנּוֹת
Its meanings in English
chill, hook, barb, shield, buckler

These English words share a Hebrew word with chill.

These words come before and after chill in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨chill⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨chill⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨chill⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨צִנָּה⁩, said tziná. Without vowel points it is written ⁨צנה⁩. Its plural is ⁨צִנּוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨chill⁩?

Besides ⁨צנה⁩, ⁨chill⁩ can be said ⁨קְרִירוּת⁩ (qrirut), ⁨קָרִיר⁩ (qaryr), or ⁨קְרִירָה⁩ (qrira), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨צנה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨צנה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨צנה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨chill⁩, ⁨צנה⁩ can mean ⁨hook, barb and shield, buckler⁩.

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