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Elephant in Hebrew is פִּיל (pil).

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

פִּיל
pil
noun · masculine
In English

elephant

/ˈɛlɪfənt/ /ˈɛləfənt/

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for elephant as a noun.

mammal

This is more about the Hebrew word פִּיל.

Written with vowel points
פִּיל
Written without vowel points
פיל
Said
pil
Plural
פִּילִים

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

These words come before and after elephant in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨elephant⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨elephant⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨elephant⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פִּיל⁩, said pil. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פיל⁩. Its plural is ⁨פִּילִים⁩.

Is ⁨פיל⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨פיל⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨elephant⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨elephant⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈɛlɪfənt/, /ˈɛləfənt/⁩.

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