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Fornicate in Hebrew is זָנָה (zaná).

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

זָנָה
zaná
verb
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

fornicate

/ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/ /ˈfɔɹ.nɪˌkeɪt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with F

These are the Hebrew words for fornicate as a verb.

to engage in fornication

  • זָנָהזנהzaná

This is more about the Hebrew word זָנָה.

Written with vowel points
זָנָה
Written without vowel points
זנה
Said
zaná
Its meanings in English
fornicate, to lust, fornicate, commit adultery, to go astray

These words come before and after fornicate in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨fornicate⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨fornicate⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨fornicate⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨זָנָה⁩, said zaná. Without vowel points it is written ⁨זנה⁩.

What else does ⁨זנה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨fornicate⁩, ⁨זנה⁩ can mean ⁨to lust, fornicate, commit adultery and to go astray⁩.

How is ⁨fornicate⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨fornicate⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/, /ˈfɔɹ.nɪˌkeɪt/⁩.

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