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They in Hebrew is הֵם (hem).

It can also be said הן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

הֵם
hem
pronoun · masculine
In English

they

/ˈðeɪ̯/

English words in HebrewWords starting with T

These are the Hebrew words for they as a pronoun.

third-person plural pronoun

  • הֵםהםhemmasculine
  • הֵןהןhenfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word הֵם.

Written with vowel points
הֵם
Written without vowel points
הם
Said
hem
Its meanings in English
they, those, yon, are

These English words share a Hebrew word with they.

These words come before and after they in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨they⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨they⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨they⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הֵם⁩, said hem. Without vowel points it is written ⁨הם⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨they⁩?

Besides ⁨הם⁩, ⁨they⁩ can be said ⁨הֵן⁩ (hen), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨הם⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨they⁩, ⁨הם⁩ can mean ⁨those, yon and are⁩.

How is ⁨they⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨they⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈðeɪ̯/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry they 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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