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Garden in Hebrew is גַּן (gan).

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

גַּן
gan
noun · masculine
In English

garden

/ˈɡɑː.d(ə)n/ /ˈɡɑɹ.d(ə)n/

English words in HebrewWords starting with G

These are the Hebrew words for garden as a noun.

piece of land outside with flowers and plants

These are the Hebrew words for garden as a verb.

grow plants

  • גִּנֵּןגנןginénmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word גַּן.

Written with vowel points
גַּן
Written without vowel points
גן
Said
gan
Plural
גַּנִּים
Its meanings in English
garden, A garden, ellipsis of גַּן־יְלָדִים: a kindergarten, preschool

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with garden.

These words come before and after garden in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨garden⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨garden⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨garden⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨גַּן⁩, said gan. Without vowel points it is written ⁨גן⁩. Its plural is ⁨גַּנִּים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨garden⁩?

Besides ⁨גן⁩, ⁨garden⁩ can be said ⁨בֻּסְתָּן⁩ (bustán) or ⁨גִּנֵּן⁩ (ginén), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨גן⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨גן⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨גן⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨garden⁩, ⁨גן⁩ can mean ⁨A garden and ellipsis of גַּן־יְלָדִים: a kindergarten, preschool⁩.

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