Greece in Hebrew is יָוָן (yaván).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
יָוָן
yaván
name · feminine
In English
Greece
/ɡɹiːs/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for Greece as a name.
country in Southeastern Europe
- יָוָןיוןyavánfeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word יָוָן.
- Written with vowel points
- יָוָן
- Written without vowel points
- יון
- Said
- yaván
- Its meanings in English
- Greece, defective spelling of יוון
These words come before and after Greece in the list.
These are the questions people ask about Greece in Hebrew.
How do you say Greece in Hebrew?
Greece in Hebrew is יָוָן, said yaván. Without vowel points it is written יון.
Is יון masculine or feminine?
The word יון is feminine.
What else does יון mean in English?
Besides Greece, יון can mean defective spelling of יוון.
How is Greece pronounced in English?
Greece is pronounced /ɡɹiːs/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Greece 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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