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Orion in Hebrew is כְּסִיל (ksil).

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

כְּסִיל
ksil
name · masculine
In English

Orion

/əˈɹaɪ.ən/ /ɒˈɹaɪ.ən/

English words in HebrewWords starting with O

These are the Hebrew words for Orion as a name.

constellation

This is more about the Hebrew word כְּסִיל.

Written with vowel points
כְּסִיל
Written without vowel points
כסיל
Said
ksil
Plural
כְּסִילִים
Feminine form
כְּסִילָה
Its meanings in English
Orion, fool, unintelligent person, the constellation Orion

The Hebrew dictionary's page for כסיל, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with Orion.

These words come before and after Orion in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Orion⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Orion⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Orion⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כְּסִיל⁩, said ksil. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כסיל⁩. Its plural is ⁨כְּסִילִים⁩.

Is ⁨כסיל⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כסיל⁩ is masculine. Its feminine form is ⁨כְּסִילָה⁩.

What else does ⁨כסיל⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Orion⁩, ⁨כסיל⁩ can mean ⁨fool, unintelligent person and the constellation Orion⁩.

How is ⁨Orion⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Orion⁩ is pronounced ⁨/əˈɹaɪ.ən/, /ɒˈɹaɪ.ən/⁩.

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