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Jew in Hebrew is יְהוּדִי (yehudí).

It can also be said יהודית, יהודים, or יהודיות, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

יְהוּדִי
yehudí
noun · masculine
In English

Jew

/d͡ʒuː/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with J

These are the Hebrew words for Jew as a noun.

person of the Jewish faith

  • יְהוּדִייהודיyehudímasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • יְהוּדִיתיהודיתyehudítfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • יְהוּדִיםיהודיםyehudímmasculineplural
  • יְהוּדִיּוֹתיהודיותyehudiyótfeminineplural

member or descendant of the Jewish people

  • יְהוּדִייהודיyehudímasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • יְהוּדִיתיהודיתyehudítfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • יְהוּדִיםיהודיםyehudímmasculineplural
  • יְהוּדִיּוֹתיהודיותyehudiyótfeminineplural

This is more about the Hebrew word יְהוּדִי.

Written with vowel points
יְהוּדִי
Written without vowel points
יהודי
Said
yehudí
Feminine form
יְהוּדִית
Its meanings in English
Jew, Jewish: being a Jew, or relating to Jews or Judaism, Judahite

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with Jew.

These words come before and after Jew in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Jew⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Jew⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Jew⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨יְהוּדִי⁩, said yehudí. Without vowel points it is written ⁨יהודי⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨Jew⁩?

Besides ⁨יהודי⁩, ⁨Jew⁩ can be said ⁨יְהוּדִית⁩ (yehudít), ⁨יְהוּדִים⁩ (yehudím), or ⁨יְהוּדִיּוֹת⁩ (yehudiyót), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨יהודי⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨יהודי⁩ is masculine. Its feminine form is ⁨יְהוּדִית⁩.

What else does ⁨יהודי⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Jew⁩, ⁨יהודי⁩ can mean ⁨Jewish: being a Jew, or relating to Jews or Judaism and Judahite⁩.

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