Night in Hebrew is לַיְלָה (láyla).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
לַיְלָה
láyla
noun · masculine
In English
night
/naɪ̯t/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for night as a noun.
period between sunset and sunrise
- לַיְלָהלילהláylamasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
night spent away from home
- לַיְלָהלילהláylamasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
evening or night spent at a particular activity
- לַיְלָהלילהláylamasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word לַיְלָה.
- Written with vowel points
- לַיְלָה
- Written without vowel points
- לילה
- Said
- láyla
- Plural
- לֵילוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- night, adversity
The Hebrew dictionary's page for לילה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with night.
These words come before and after night in the list.
These are the questions people ask about night in Hebrew.
How do you say night in Hebrew?
night in Hebrew is לַיְלָה, said láyla. Without vowel points it is written לילה. Its plural is לֵילוֹת.
Is לילה masculine or feminine?
The word לילה is masculine.
What else does לילה mean in English?
Besides night, לילה can mean adversity.
How is night pronounced in English?
night is pronounced /naɪ̯t/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry night 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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