Jail in Hebrew is כֶּלֶא (kéle).
It can also be said מאסר, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
jail
/d͡ʒeɪl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for jail as a noun.
place for short-term confinement
- כֶּלֶאכלאkélemasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- מַאֲסָרמאסרmaasármasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word כֶּלֶא.
- Written with vowel points
- כֶּלֶא
- Written without vowel points
- כלא
- Said
- kéle
- Plural
- כְּלָאִים
- Its meanings in English
- jail, prison, jail
The Hebrew dictionary's page for כלא, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with jail.
These words come before and after jail in the list.
These are the questions people ask about jail in Hebrew.
How do you say jail in Hebrew?
jail in Hebrew is כֶּלֶא, said kéle. Without vowel points it is written כלא. Its plural is כְּלָאִים.
What are other Hebrew words for jail?
Besides כלא, jail can be said מַאֲסָר (maasár), depending on the meaning.
Is כלא masculine or feminine?
The word כלא is masculine.
What else does כלא mean in English?
Besides jail, כלא can mean prison, jail.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry jail and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.