Leyn in Hebrew is קָרָא (kará).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
קָרָא
kará
verb
In English
leyn
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for leyn as a verb.
read from a Torah scroll
- קָרָאקראkará
This is more about the Hebrew word קָרָא.
- Written with vowel points
- קָרָא
- Written without vowel points
- קרא
- Said
- kará
- Its meanings in English
- leyn, to read, to call, to crow
These English words share a Hebrew word with leyn.
These words come before and after leyn in the list.
These are the questions people ask about leyn in Hebrew.
How do you say leyn in Hebrew?
leyn in Hebrew is קָרָא, said kará. Without vowel points it is written קרא.
What else does קרא mean in English?
Besides leyn, קרא can mean to read, to call, and to crow.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry leyn 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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