Life is short in Hebrew is הַחַיִּים כְּצֵל עוֹבֵר (haḥayím ketzél 'ovér).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
הַחַיִּים כְּצֵל עוֹבֵר
haḥayím ketzél 'ovér
phrase
In English
life is short
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the phrase life is short.
one should make the most of one's life
- הַחַיִּים כְּצֵל עוֹבֵרהחיים כצל עוברhaḥayím ketzél 'ovér
These words come before and after life is short in the list.
These are the questions people ask about life is short in Hebrew.
How do you say life is short in Hebrew?
life is short in Hebrew is הַחַיִּים כְּצֵל עוֹבֵר, said haḥayím ketzél 'ovér. Without vowel points it is written החיים כצל עובר.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry life is short 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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