Mourn in Hebrew is אָבַל (avál).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
אָבַל
avál
verb
In English
mourn
/mɔɹn/ /mɔːn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for mourn as a verb.
express sadness for, grieve over
- אָבַלאבלavál
This is more about the Hebrew word אָבַל.
- Written with vowel points
- אָבַל
- Written without vowel points
- אבל
- Said
- avál
- Its meanings in English
- mourn, to bewail; to lament, to mourn
These words come before and after mourn in the list.
These are the questions people ask about mourn in Hebrew.
How do you say mourn in Hebrew?
mourn in Hebrew is אָבַל, said avál. Without vowel points it is written אבל.
What else does אבל mean in English?
Besides mourn, אבל can mean to bewail; to lament, to mourn.
How is mourn pronounced in English?
mourn is pronounced /mɔɹn/, /mɔːn/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry mourn 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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