Death in Hebrew is מָוֶת (mavet).
It can also be said מיתה, מלאך המות, or המות, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
death
/dɛθ/
These are the Hebrew words for death as a noun.
cessation of life
- מָוֶתמוותmavetmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- מִיתָהמיתהmitáfeminine
These are the Hebrew words for death as a name.
the personification of death
- מַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶתמלאך המותmal'ách hamávetmasculine
- הַמָּוֶתהמותhamávetmasculine
These English words share a Hebrew word with death.
These words come before and after death in the list.
These are the questions people ask about death in Hebrew.
How do you say death in Hebrew?
death in Hebrew is מָוֶת, said mavet. Without vowel points it is written מוות.
What are other Hebrew words for death?
Besides מוות, death can be said מִיתָה (mitá), מַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת (mal'ách hamávet), or הַמָּוֶת (hamávet), depending on the meaning.
Is מוות masculine or feminine?
The word מוות is masculine.
How is death pronounced in English?
death is pronounced /dɛθ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry death 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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