Sex in Hebrew is מִין (min).
It can also be said יחסי מין or סקס, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
sex
/ˈsɛks/
These are the Hebrew words for sex as a noun.
reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)
- מִיןמיןminmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
act of sexual intercourse
- יַחֲסֵי מִיןיחסי מיןyakhaséy minmasculinepluralIn the Hebrew dictionary
- מִיןמיןminmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- סֶקְססקסseksmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word מִין.
- Written with vowel points
- מִין
- Written without vowel points
- מין
- Said
- min
- Plural
- מִינִים
- Its meanings in English
- sex, kind, species, gender, sex
The Hebrew dictionary's page for מין, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with sex.
These words come before and after sex in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sex in Hebrew.
How do you say sex in Hebrew?
sex in Hebrew is מִין, said min. Without vowel points it is written מין. Its plural is מִינִים.
What are other Hebrew words for sex?
Besides מין, sex can be said יַחֲסֵי מִין (yakhaséy min) or סֶקְס (seks), depending on the meaning.
Is מין masculine or feminine?
The word מין is masculine.
What else does מין mean in English?
Besides sex, מין can mean kind, species, and gender, sex.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sex and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.