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Old town in Hebrew is הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה (ha'ír ha'atiqá).

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

הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה
ha'ír ha'atiqá
noun · feminine
In English

old town

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with O

These are the Hebrew words for old town as a noun.

older historical part of a town or city

  • הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָההעיר העתיקהha'ír ha'atiqáfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה.

Written with vowel points
הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה
Written without vowel points
העיר העתיקה
Said
ha'ír ha'atiqá
Its meanings in English
old town, the Old City of Jerusalem

These words come before and after old town in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨old town⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨old town⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨old town⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה⁩, said ha'ír ha'atiqá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨העיר העתיקה⁩.

Is ⁨העיר העתיקה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨העיר העתיקה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨העיר העתיקה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨old town⁩, ⁨העיר העתיקה⁩ can mean ⁨the Old City of Jerusalem⁩.

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