Grief in Hebrew is אֵבֶל (ével).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
אֵבֶל
ével
noun · masculine
In English
grief
/ɡɹiːf/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for grief as a noun.
sadness
- אֵבֶלאבלévelmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word אֵבֶל.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵבֶל
- Written without vowel points
- אבל
- Said
- ével
- Its meanings in English
- grief, mourning, bereavement
These English words share a Hebrew word with grief.
These words come before and after grief in the list.
These are the questions people ask about grief in Hebrew.
How do you say grief in Hebrew?
grief in Hebrew is אֵבֶל, said ével. Without vowel points it is written אבל.
Is אבל masculine or feminine?
The word אבל is masculine.
What else does אבל mean in English?
Besides grief, אבל can mean mourning, bereavement.
How is grief pronounced in English?
grief is pronounced /ɡɹiːf/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry grief 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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