Firefly in Hebrew is גַּחְלִילִית (gaẖlilít).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
גַּחְלִילִית
gaẖlilít
noun · feminine
In English
firefly
/ˈfaɪ.əˌflaɪ/ /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌflaɪ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for firefly as a noun.
Lampyridae
- גַּחְלִילִיתגחליליתgaẖlilítfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word גַּחְלִילִית.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּחְלִילִית
- Written without vowel points
- גחלילית
- Said
- gaẖlilít
- Plural
- גַּחְלִילִיּוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- firefly, firefly, lightning bug
The Hebrew dictionary's page for גחלילית, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after firefly in the list.
These are the questions people ask about firefly in Hebrew.
How do you say firefly in Hebrew?
firefly in Hebrew is גַּחְלִילִית, said gaẖlilít. Without vowel points it is written גחלילית. Its plural is גַּחְלִילִיּוֹת.
Is גחלילית masculine or feminine?
The word גחלילית is feminine.
What else does גחלילית mean in English?
Besides firefly, גחלילית can mean firefly, lightning bug.
How is firefly pronounced in English?
firefly is pronounced /ˈfaɪ.əˌflaɪ/, /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌflaɪ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry firefly 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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