Efficient in Hebrew is יָעִיל (ya'íl).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
יָעִיל
ya'íl
adjective
In English
efficient
/ɪˈfɪʃənt/ /əˈfɪʃənt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for efficient as an adjective.
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- יָעִיליעילya'ílIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word יָעִיל.
- Written with vowel points
- יָעִיל
- Written without vowel points
- יעיל
- Said
- ya'íl
- Feminine form
- יְעילָה
- Its meanings in English
- efficient, Effective, efficacious, good: having, or tending to have, the desired effect
The Hebrew dictionary's page for יעיל, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with efficient.
These words come before and after efficient in the list.
These are the questions people ask about efficient in Hebrew.
How do you say efficient in Hebrew?
efficient in Hebrew is יָעִיל, said ya'íl. Without vowel points it is written יעיל.
What else does יעיל mean in English?
Besides efficient, יעיל can mean Effective, efficacious, good: having, or tending to have, the desired effect.
How is efficient pronounced in English?
efficient is pronounced /ɪˈfɪʃənt/, /əˈfɪʃənt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry efficient 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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