Ray in Hebrew is קֶרֶן (kéren).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
קֶרֶן
kéren
noun · feminine
In English
ray
/ɹeɪ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for ray as a noun.
beam of light or radiation
- קֶרֶןקרןkérenfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
mathematics: line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point
- קֶרֶןקרןkérenfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word קֶרֶן.
- Written with vowel points
- קֶרֶן
- Written without vowel points
- קרן
- Said
- kéren
- Plural
- קרניים
- Its meanings in English
- ray, horn, ray, beam, corner, horn, bugle
The Hebrew dictionary's page for קרן, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with ray.
These words come before and after ray in the list.
These are the questions people ask about ray in Hebrew.
How do you say ray in Hebrew?
ray in Hebrew is קֶרֶן, said kéren. Without vowel points it is written קרן. Its plural is קרניים.
Is קרן masculine or feminine?
The word קרן is feminine.
What else does קרן mean in English?
Besides ray, קרן can mean horn, ray, beam, corner, and horn, bugle.
How is ray pronounced in English?
ray is pronounced /ɹeɪ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry ray 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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