Pray in Hebrew is הִתְפַּלֵּל (hitpalél).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
pray
/pɹeɪ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for pray as a verb.
to petition a higher being
- הִתְפַּלֵּלהתפללhitpalél
These English words share a Hebrew word with pray.
These words come before and after pray in the list.
These are the questions people ask about pray in Hebrew.
How do you say pray in Hebrew?
pray in Hebrew is הִתְפַּלֵּל, said hitpalél. Without vowel points it is written התפלל.
How is pray pronounced in English?
pray is pronounced /pɹeɪ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry pray 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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