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Wild ass in Hebrew is פֶּרֶא (pereʼ).

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

פֶּרֶא
pereʼ
noun · masculine
In English

wild ass

/waɪld ˈæs/

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for wild ass as a noun.

mammal

This is more about the Hebrew word פֶּרֶא.

Written with vowel points
פֶּרֶא
Written without vowel points
פרא
Said
pereʼ
Plural
פְּרָאִים
Its meanings in English
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 ass.

These words come before and after wild ass in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨wild ass⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨wild ass⁩ in Hebrew?

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

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨wild ass⁩?

Besides ⁨פרא⁩, ⁨wild ass⁩ can be said ⁨עָרוֹד⁩ (ʻārôḏ), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨פרא⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨פרא⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨פרא⁩ mean in English?

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

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