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Expatriate in Hebrew is גּוֹלָה (golé).

It can also be said מהגר, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

גּוֹלָה
golé
noun · masculine
In English

expatriate

/ɛksˈpætɹi.ɪt/ /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.ɪt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for expatriate as a noun.

person living outside own country

  • גּוֹלָהגולהgolémasculine
  • מְהַגֵּרמהגרmehagérmasculine

These are the Hebrew words for expatriate as an adjective.

living outside of one's own country

  • גּוֹלָהגולהgolémasculine
  • מְהַגֵּרמהגרmehagérmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word גּוֹלָה.

Written with vowel points
גּוֹלָה
Written without vowel points
גולה
Said
golé
Plural
גּוֹלוֹת
Its meanings in English
expatriate, exile, diaspora, Land or country to which an exile has been banished

These English words share a Hebrew word with expatriate.

These words come before and after expatriate in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨expatriate⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨expatriate⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨expatriate⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨גּוֹלָה⁩, said golé. Without vowel points it is written ⁨גולה⁩. Its plural is ⁨גּוֹלוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨expatriate⁩?

Besides ⁨גולה⁩, ⁨expatriate⁩ can be said ⁨מְהַגֵּר⁩ (mehagér), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨גולה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨גולה⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨גולה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨expatriate⁩, ⁨גולה⁩ can mean ⁨exile, diaspora, and Land or country to which an exile has been banished⁩.

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