Sparse in Hebrew is דָּלִיל (dalíl).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
דָּלִיל
dalíl
adjective · masculine
In English
sparse
/spɑːs/ /spɑːɹs/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for sparse as an adjective.
having widely spaced intervals
- דָּלִילדלילdalílmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word דָּלִיל.
- Written with vowel points
- דָּלִיל
- Written without vowel points
- דליל
- Said
- dalíl
- Its meanings in English
- sparse, thin, sparse, dilute
These words come before and after sparse in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sparse in Hebrew.
How do you say sparse in Hebrew?
sparse in Hebrew is דָּלִיל, said dalíl. Without vowel points it is written דליל.
What else does דליל mean in English?
Besides sparse, דליל can mean thin, sparse and dilute.
How is sparse pronounced in English?
sparse is pronounced /spɑːs/, /spɑːɹs/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sparse 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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