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Enmity in Hebrew is אֵיבָה (eyvá).

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

אֵיבָה
eyvá
noun · feminine
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In English

enmity

/ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/ /ˈɛm.nɪ.ti/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for enmity as a noun.

hostile or unfriendly disposition

This is more about the Hebrew word אֵיבָה.

Written with vowel points
אֵיבָה
Written without vowel points
איבה
Said
eyvá
Plural
אֵיבוֹת
Its meanings in English
enmity, hostility, enmity, hatred

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with enmity.

These words come before and after enmity in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨enmity⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨enmity⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨enmity⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨אֵיבָה⁩, said eyvá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨איבה⁩. Its plural is ⁨אֵיבוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨איבה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨איבה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨איבה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨enmity⁩, ⁨איבה⁩ can mean ⁨hostility, enmity, hatred⁩.

How is ⁨enmity⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨enmity⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/, /ˈɛm.nɪ.ti/⁩.

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