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Criminal in Hebrew is פְּלִילִי (plilí).

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

פְּלִילִי
plilí
adjective · masculine
In English

criminal

/ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/ /ˈkɹɪm.ə.nəl/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for criminal as an adjective.

of or relating to crime

  • פְּלִילִיפליליplilímasculine

These are the Hebrew words for criminal as a noun.

person guilty of a crime, breaking the law

  • עֲבַרְיָןעברין'avaryánmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word פְּלִילִי.

Written with vowel points
פְּלִילִי
Written without vowel points
פלילי
Said
plilí
Feminine form
פְּלִילִית
Its meanings in English
criminal, The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include

These English words share a Hebrew word with criminal.

These words come before and after criminal in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨criminal⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨criminal⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨criminal⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פְּלִילִי⁩, said plilí. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פלילי⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨criminal⁩?

Besides ⁨פלילי⁩, ⁨criminal⁩ can be said ⁨עֲבַרְיָן⁩ ('avaryán), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨פלילי⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨criminal⁩, ⁨פלילי⁩ can mean ⁨The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include⁩.

How is ⁨criminal⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨criminal⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/, /ˈkɹɪm.ə.nəl/⁩.

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