I wish in Hebrew is הַלְוַאי (halevái).
It can also be said כן יהי רצון, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
הַלְוַאי
halevái
phrase
In English
I wish
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the phrase I wish.
I would very much like that to be so
- הַלְוַאיהלואיhalevái
- כֵּן יְהִי רָצוֹןכן יהי רצוןken yehí ratzón
These English words share a Hebrew word with I wish.
These words come before and after I wish in the list.
These are the questions people ask about I wish in Hebrew.
How do you say I wish in Hebrew?
I wish in Hebrew is הַלְוַאי, said halevái. Without vowel points it is written הלואי.
What are other Hebrew words for I wish?
Besides הלואי, I wish can be said כֵּן יְהִי רָצוֹן (ken yehí ratzón), depending on the meaning.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry I wish 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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