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Illumination in Hebrew is תְּאוּרָה (t'urá).

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

תְּאוּרָה
t'urá
noun · feminine
In English

illumination

/ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/ /ɪˌl(j)umɪˈneɪʃən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with I

These are the Hebrew words for illumination as a noun.

the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated

  • תְּאוּרָהתאורהt'uráfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word תְּאוּרָה.

Written with vowel points
תְּאוּרָה
Written without vowel points
תאורה
Said
t'urá
Its meanings in English
illumination, lighting, illumination

These English words share a Hebrew word with illumination.

These words come before and after illumination in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨illumination⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨illumination⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨illumination⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨תְּאוּרָה⁩, said t'urá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨תאורה⁩.

Is ⁨תאורה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨תאורה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨תאורה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨illumination⁩, ⁨תאורה⁩ can mean ⁨lighting, illumination⁩.

How is ⁨illumination⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨illumination⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/, /ɪˌl(j)umɪˈneɪʃən/⁩.

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