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Pharaoh in Hebrew is פַּרְעֹה (par'ó).

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

פַּרְעֹה
par'ó
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

pharaoh

/ˈfɛː.ɹəʊ/ /ˈfɛə.ɹəʊ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for pharaoh as a noun.

supreme ruler of ancient Egypt

These words come before and after pharaoh in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨pharaoh⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨pharaoh⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨pharaoh⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פַּרְעֹה⁩, said par'ó. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פרעה⁩.

Is ⁨פרעה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨פרעה⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨pharaoh⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨pharaoh⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈfɛː.ɹəʊ/, /ˈfɛə.ɹəʊ/⁩.

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