Eight in Hebrew is שְׁמוֹנֶה (shmóne).
It can also be said שמיניה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
שְׁמוֹנֶה
shmóne
number · feminine
In English
eight
/eɪt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the number eight.
cardinal number 8
- שְׁמוֹנֶהשמונהshmónefeminineused in countingIn the Hebrew dictionary
set or group with eight components
- שְׁמִינִיָּהשמיניהshminiyáfeminine
These words come before and after eight in the list.
These are the questions people ask about eight in Hebrew.
How do you say eight in Hebrew?
eight in Hebrew is שְׁמוֹנֶה, said shmóne. Without vowel points it is written שמונה.
What are other Hebrew words for eight?
Besides שמונה, eight can be said שְׁמִינִיָּה (shminiyá), depending on the meaning.
How is eight pronounced in English?
eight is pronounced /eɪt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry eight 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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