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Wild in Hebrew is פֶּרֶא (pére).

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

פֶּרֶא
pére
adjective
In English

wild

/ˈwaɪ̯ld/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for wild as an adjective.

not domesticated or tamed

raucous, unruly, and savage

This is more about the Hebrew word פֶּרֶא.

Written with vowel points
פֶּרֶא
Written without vowel points
פרא
Said
pére
Plural
פְּרָאִים
Its meanings in English
wild, wild ass, someone living in the wild as an animal does, wild, untamed

The Hebrew dictionary's page for פרא, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with wild.

These words come before and after wild in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨wild⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨wild⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨wild⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פֶּרֶא⁩, said pére. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פרא⁩. Its plural is ⁨פְּרָאִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨wild⁩?

Besides ⁨פרא⁩, ⁨wild⁩ can be said ⁨בַּר⁩ (bar), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨פרא⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨wild⁩, ⁨פרא⁩ can mean ⁨wild ass, someone living in the wild as an animal does, and wild, untamed⁩.

How is ⁨wild⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨wild⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈwaɪ̯ld/⁩.

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