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Greek in Hebrew is יְוָנִי (y'vaní).

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

יְוָנִי
y'vaní
noun · masculine
In English

Greek

/ɡɹiːk/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with G

These are the Hebrew words for Greek as a noun.

person from Greece or of Greek descent

  • יְוָנִייוניy'vanímasculine
  • יווניהyevaniafeminine

These are the Hebrew words for Greek as a name.

language of the Greek people

These are the Hebrew words for Greek as an adjective.

of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture

This is more about the Hebrew word יְוָנִי.

Written with vowel points
יְוָנִי
Written without vowel points
יוני
Said
y'vaní
Its meanings in English
Greek, defective spelling of יווני

These words come before and after Greek in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Greek⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Greek⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Greek⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨יְוָנִי⁩, said y'vaní. Without vowel points it is written ⁨יוני⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨Greek⁩?

Besides ⁨יוני⁩, ⁨Greek⁩ can be said ⁨יווניה⁩ (yevania), ⁨יוונית⁩ (yevanít), or ⁨יווני⁩ (y'vaní), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨יוני⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨יוני⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨יוני⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Greek⁩, ⁨יוני⁩ can mean ⁨defective spelling of יווני⁩.

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