World in Hebrew is עוֹלָם (olám).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
world
/wɜːld/ /wɝld/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for world as a noun.
collective/subjective human experience
- עוֹלָםעולםolámmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
inhabited planet
- עוֹלָםעולםolámmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
the Earth
- עוֹלָםעולםolámmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
individual or group perspective or social setting
- עוֹלָםעולםolámmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word עוֹלָם.
- Written with vowel points
- עוֹלָם
- Written without vowel points
- עולם
- Said
- olám
- Plural
- עוֹלָמִים
- Its meanings in English
- world, world: Earth, globe, world: the states and nations of the world, A world: an area, a field of study, Ever, eternity
The Hebrew dictionary's page for עולם, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after world in the list.
These are the questions people ask about world in Hebrew.
How do you say world in Hebrew?
world in Hebrew is עוֹלָם, said olám. Without vowel points it is written עולם. Its plural is עוֹלָמִים.
Is עולם masculine or feminine?
The word עולם is masculine.
What else does עולם mean in English?
Besides world, עולם can mean world: Earth, globe, world: the states and nations of the world, A world: an area, a field of study, and Ever, eternity.
How is world pronounced in English?
world is pronounced /wɜːld/, /wɝld/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry world and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.