Jihad in Hebrew is גִּ׳יהַאד (jihad).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
גִּ׳יהַאד
jihad
noun · masculine
In English
jihad
/d͡ʒɪˈhæd/ /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːd/
These are the Hebrew words for jihad as a noun.
holy war undertaken by Muslims
- גִּ׳יהַאדג׳יהאדjihadmasculine
These English words share a Hebrew word with jihad.
These words come before and after jihad in the list.
These are the questions people ask about jihad in Hebrew.
How do you say jihad in Hebrew?
jihad in Hebrew is גִּ׳יהַאד, said jihad. Without vowel points it is written ג׳יהאד.
Is ג׳יהאד masculine or feminine?
The word ג׳יהאד is masculine.
How is jihad pronounced in English?
jihad is pronounced /d͡ʒɪˈhæd/, /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːd/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry jihad 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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