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Evil eye in Hebrew is עַיִן הָרַע ('áyin hará').

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

עַיִן הָרַע
'áyin hará'
noun · feminine
In English

evil eye

/ˌiːvl̩‿ˈaɪ/ /ˌiːvɪl-/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for evil eye as a noun.

wicked look conveying dislike or envy believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look

  • עַיִן הָרַעעין הרע'áyin hará'feminine

This is more about the Hebrew word עַיִן הָרַע.

Written with vowel points
עַיִן הָרַע
Written without vowel points
עין הרע
Said
'áyin hará'
Its meanings in English
evil eye, the evil eye

These words come before and after evil eye in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨evil eye⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨evil eye⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨evil eye⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨עַיִן הָרַע⁩, said 'áyin hará'. Without vowel points it is written ⁨עין הרע⁩.

Is ⁨עין הרע⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨עין הרע⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨עין הרע⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨evil eye⁩, ⁨עין הרע⁩ can mean ⁨the evil eye⁩.

How is ⁨evil eye⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨evil eye⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˌiːvl̩‿ˈaɪ/, /ˌiːvɪl-/⁩.

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