Prefer in Hebrew is הֶעֱדִיף (he'edíf).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
הֶעֱדִיף
he'edíf
verb
In English
prefer
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for prefer as a verb.
to favor
- הֶעֱדִיףהעדיףhe'edíf
This is more about the Hebrew word הֶעֱדִיף.
- Written with vowel points
- הֶעֱדִיף
- Written without vowel points
- העדיף
- Said
- he'edíf
- Its meanings in English
- prefer, to prefer
These words come before and after prefer in the list.
These are the questions people ask about prefer in Hebrew.
How do you say prefer in Hebrew?
prefer in Hebrew is הֶעֱדִיף, said he'edíf. Without vowel points it is written העדיף.
What else does העדיף mean in English?
Besides prefer, העדיף can mean to prefer.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry prefer 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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