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Gentile in Hebrew is גּוֹי (goy).

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

גּוֹי
goy
adjective · masculine
In English

gentile

/ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/

English words in HebrewWords starting with G

These are the Hebrew words for gentile as an adjective.

non-Jewish

This is more about the Hebrew word גּוֹי.

Written with vowel points
גּוֹי
Written without vowel points
גוי
Said
goy
Plural
גּוֹיִים
Its meanings in English
gentile, A nation, A nation other than Israel, gentile, goy

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

These words come before and after gentile in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨gentile⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨gentile⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨gentile⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨גּוֹי⁩, said goy. Without vowel points it is written ⁨גוי⁩. Its plural is ⁨גּוֹיִים⁩.

What else does ⁨גוי⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨gentile⁩, ⁨גוי⁩ can mean ⁨A nation, A nation other than Israel, and gentile, goy⁩.

How is ⁨gentile⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨gentile⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/⁩.

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