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Northern lights in Hebrew is זוהר הצפון (zóhar ha-tzafón).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

זוהר הצפון
zóhar ha-tzafón
noun · masculine
In English

northern lights

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with N

These are the Hebrew words for northern lights as a noun.

the aurora of the northern hemisphere

  • זוהר הצפוןzóhar ha-tzafónmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word זוהר הצפון.

Written with vowel points
זוהר הצפון
Written without vowel points
זוהר הצפון
Said
zóhar ha-tzafón
Its meanings in English
northern lights, aurora borealis

These words come before and after northern lights in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨northern lights⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨northern lights⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨northern lights⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨זוהר הצפון⁩, said zóhar ha-tzafón.

Is ⁨זוהר הצפון⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨זוהר הצפון⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨זוהר הצפון⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨northern lights⁩, ⁨זוהר הצפון⁩ can mean ⁨aurora borealis⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry northern lights 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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