Monk in Hebrew is נָזִיר (nazír).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
monk
/mʌŋk/ /mɔŋk/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for monk as a noun.
male member of monastic order
- נָזִירנזירnazírmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word נָזִיר.
- Written with vowel points
- נָזִיר
- Written without vowel points
- נזיר
- Said
- nazír
- Plural
- נְזִירִים
- Feminine form
- נְזִירָה
- Its meanings in English
- monk, Nazarite, monk, friar
The Hebrew dictionary's page for נזיר, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with monk.
These words come before and after monk in the list.
These are the questions people ask about monk in Hebrew.
How do you say monk in Hebrew?
monk in Hebrew is נָזִיר, said nazír. Without vowel points it is written נזיר. Its plural is נְזִירִים.
Is נזיר masculine or feminine?
The word נזיר is masculine. Its feminine form is נְזִירָה.
What else does נזיר mean in English?
Besides monk, נזיר can mean Nazarite and monk, friar.
How is monk pronounced in English?
monk is pronounced /mʌŋk/, /mɔŋk/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry monk 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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