Yes in Hebrew is כֵּן (ken).
It can also be said הן, דווקא כן, or יש!, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
yes
/jɛs/
These are the Hebrew words for yes as a particle.
word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
- כֵּןכןkenIn the Hebrew dictionary
- הֵןהןhenformalrare
word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement
- דווקא כן
These are the Hebrew words for yes as an exclamation.
expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement
- יש!yesh!
These English words share a Hebrew word with yes.
These words come before and after yes in the list.
These are the questions people ask about yes in Hebrew.
How do you say yes in Hebrew?
yes in Hebrew is כֵּן, said ken. Without vowel points it is written כן.
What are other Hebrew words for yes?
Besides כן, yes can be said הֵן (hen), דווקא כן, or יש! (yesh!), depending on the meaning.
How is yes pronounced in English?
yes is pronounced /jɛs/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry yes and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.