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Edifice in Hebrew is בניין (binyán).

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

בניין
binyán
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

edifice

/ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for edifice as a noun.

building

This is more about the Hebrew word בניין.

Written with vowel points
בניין
Written without vowel points
בניין
Said
binyán
Plural
בניינים
Its meanings in English
edifice, building, building, construction, a conjugation pattern, a construction

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with edifice.

These words come before and after edifice in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨edifice⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨edifice⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨edifice⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בניין⁩, said binyán. Its plural is ⁨בניינים⁩.

Is ⁨בניין⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בניין⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨בניין⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨edifice⁩, ⁨בניין⁩ can mean ⁨building, building, construction, and a conjugation pattern, a construction⁩.

How is ⁨edifice⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨edifice⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/⁩.

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