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Paradise in Hebrew is גַּן עֵדֶן (gan éden).

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

גַּן עֵדֶן
gan éden
noun · masculine
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In English

paradise

/ˈpæɹədaɪs/ /ˈpɛɹədaɪs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for paradise as a noun.

heaven

  • גַּן עֵדֶןגן עדןgan édenmasculine

very pleasant place

  • גַּן עֵדֶןגן עדןgan édenmasculine

very pleasant experience

  • גַּן עֵדֶןגן עדןgan édenmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word גַּן עֵדֶן.

Written with vowel points
גַּן עֵדֶן
Written without vowel points
גן עדן
Said
gan éden
Its meanings in English
paradise, Garden of Eden

These English words share a Hebrew word with paradise.

These words come before and after paradise in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨paradise⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨paradise⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨paradise⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨גַּן עֵדֶן⁩, said gan éden. Without vowel points it is written ⁨גן עדן⁩.

Is ⁨גן עדן⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨גן עדן⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨גן עדן⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨paradise⁩, ⁨גן עדן⁩ can mean ⁨Garden of Eden⁩.

How is ⁨paradise⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨paradise⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈpæɹədaɪs/, /ˈpɛɹədaɪs/⁩.

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