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Cool in Hebrew is מַגְנִיב (magnív).

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

מַגְנִיב
magnív
adjective
In English

cool

/kuːl/ /kul/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for cool as an adjective.

colloquial: knowing how to behave; considered popular

having a slightly low temperature

  • צוֹנֵןצונןtzonen
  • קָרִירקרירkarir

colloquial: in fashion

colloquial: all right, acceptable

This is more about the Hebrew word מַגְנִיב.

Written with vowel points
מַגְנִיב
Written without vowel points
מגניב
Said
magnív
Feminine form
מַגְנִיבָה
Its meanings in English
cool, cool; great

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with cool.

These words come before and after cool in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨cool⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨cool⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨cool⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מַגְנִיב⁩, said magnív. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מגניב⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨cool⁩?

Besides ⁨מגניב⁩, ⁨cool⁩ can be said ⁨צוֹנֵן⁩ (tzonen), ⁨קָרִיר⁩ (karir), or ⁨סַבַּבָּה⁩ (sababa), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨מגניב⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨cool⁩, ⁨מגניב⁩ can mean ⁨cool; great⁩.

How is ⁨cool⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨cool⁩ is pronounced ⁨/kuːl/, /kul/⁩.

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