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Hookah in Hebrew is נַרְגִּילָה (nargíla).

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

נַרְגִּילָה
nargíla
noun · feminine
In English

hookah

/ˈhʊ.kə/ /ˈhu.kə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for hookah as a noun.

pipe

This is more about the Hebrew word נַרְגִּילָה.

Written with vowel points
נַרְגִּילָה
Written without vowel points
נרגילה
Said
nargíla
Its meanings in English
hookah, hookah, narghile

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

These words come before and after hookah in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨hookah⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨hookah⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨hookah⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נַרְגִּילָה⁩, said nargíla. Without vowel points it is written ⁨נרגילה⁩.

Is ⁨נרגילה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨נרגילה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨נרגילה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨hookah⁩, ⁨נרגילה⁩ can mean ⁨hookah, narghile⁩.

How is ⁨hookah⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨hookah⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈhʊ.kə/, /ˈhu.kə/⁩.

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