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Coitus in Hebrew is בְּעִילָה (be'ilá).

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

בְּעִילָה
be'ilá
noun · feminine
In English

coitus

/ˈkəʊ.ɪ.təs/ /ˈkɔɪ.təs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for coitus as a noun.

sexual interaction

These words come before and after coitus in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨coitus⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨coitus⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨coitus⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בְּעִילָה⁩, said be'ilá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בעילה⁩.

Is ⁨בעילה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בעילה⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨coitus⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨coitus⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈkəʊ.ɪ.təs/, /ˈkɔɪ.təs/⁩.

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