Why not in Hebrew is לָמָּה לֹא (láma ló).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
לָמָּה לֹא
láma ló
adverb
In English
why not
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for why not as an adverb.
state one has no objection
- לָמָּה לֹאלמה לאláma ló
These words come before and after why not in the list.
These are the questions people ask about why not in Hebrew.
How do you say why not in Hebrew?
why not in Hebrew is לָמָּה לֹא, said láma ló. Without vowel points it is written למה לא.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry why not 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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