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Jewish in Hebrew is יְהוּדִי (y'hudí).

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

יְהוּדִי
y'hudí
adjective
In English

Jewish

/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɪʃ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with J

These are the Hebrew words for Jewish as an adjective.

of or relating to a Jew or Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture

This is more about the Hebrew word יְהוּדִי.

Written with vowel points
יְהוּדִי
Written without vowel points
יהודי
Said
y'hudí
Feminine form
יְהוּדִית
Its meanings in English
Jewish, 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 Jewish.

These words come before and after Jewish in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Jewish⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Jewish⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Jewish⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨יְהוּדִי⁩, said y'hudí. Without vowel points it is written ⁨יהודי⁩.

What else does ⁨יהודי⁩ mean in English?

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

How is ⁨Jewish⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Jewish⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɪʃ/⁩.

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