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You in Hebrew is אַתָּה ('atá).

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

אַתָּה
'atá
pronoun · masculine
In English

you

/ju/ /jɪ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with Y

These are the Hebrew words for you as a pronoun.

subject pronoun: the person being addressed

object pronoun: the person being addressed

  • אוֹתְךָאותךotkhámasculine
  • לךlekhámasculine

object pronoun: the group being addressed

  • אֶתְכֶםאתכםetkhémmasculine
  • לָכֶםלכםlakhémmasculine
  • אתכןetkhénfeminine
  • לָכֵןלכןlakhénfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary

subject pronoun: the group being addressed

These are the Hebrew words for you as a determiner.

the individual or group spoken/written to

used before epithets for emphasis

  • יָאיאyaslang

This is more about the Hebrew word אַתָּה.

Written with vowel points
אַתָּה
Written without vowel points
אתה
Said
'atá
Its meanings in English
you, you, thou

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with you.

These words come before and after you in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨you⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨you⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨you⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨אַתָּה⁩, said 'atá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨אתה⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨you⁩?

Besides ⁨אתה⁩, ⁨you⁩ can be said ⁨אַתְּ⁩ (át), ⁨אוֹתְךָ⁩ (otkhá), ⁨לך⁩ (lekhá), ⁨אֶתְכֶם⁩ (etkhém), or ⁨לָכֶם⁩ (lakhém), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨אתה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨you⁩, ⁨אתה⁩ can mean ⁨you, thou⁩.

How is ⁨you⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨you⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ju/, /jɪ/⁩.

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