Prison in Hebrew is כֶּלֶא (kéle).
It can also be said בית כלא, בית סהר, or בית האסורים, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
prison
/ˈpɹɪzn̩/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for prison as a noun.
place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
- כֶּלֶאכלאkélemasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- בֵּית כֶּלֶאבית כלאbet kélemasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- בֵּית סֹהַרבית סהרbet sóharmasculine
- בֵּית הָאֲסוּרִיםבית האסוריםbet ha'asurímmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word כֶּלֶא.
- Written with vowel points
- כֶּלֶא
- Written without vowel points
- כלא
- Said
- kéle
- Plural
- כְּלָאִים
- Its meanings in English
- prison, prison, jail
The Hebrew dictionary's page for כלא, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with prison.
These words come before and after prison in the list.
These are the questions people ask about prison in Hebrew.
How do you say prison in Hebrew?
prison in Hebrew is כֶּלֶא, said kéle. Without vowel points it is written כלא. Its plural is כְּלָאִים.
What are other Hebrew words for prison?
Besides כלא, prison can be said בֵּית כֶּלֶא (bet kéle), בֵּית סֹהַר (bet sóhar), or בֵּית הָאֲסוּרִים (bet ha'asurím), depending on the meaning.
Is כלא masculine or feminine?
The word כלא is masculine.
What else does כלא mean in English?
Besides prison, כלא can mean prison, jail.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry prison and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.