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Youth in Hebrew is נְעוּרִים (ne'urím).

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

נְעוּרִים
ne'urím
noun · masculine
In English

youth

/juːθ/ /juθ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with Y

These are the Hebrew words for youth as a noun.

quality or state of being young

young person

young man

young persons, collectively

This is more about the Hebrew word נְעוּרִים.

Written with vowel points
נְעוּרִים
Written without vowel points
נעורים
Said
ne'urím
Plural
נְעוּרִים
Its meanings in English
youth, youth, adolescence

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with youth.

These words come before and after youth in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨youth⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨youth⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨youth⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נְעוּרִים⁩, said ne'urím. Without vowel points it is written ⁨נעורים⁩. Its plural is ⁨נְעוּרִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨youth⁩?

Besides ⁨נעורים⁩, ⁨youth⁩ can be said ⁨נַעַר⁩ (ná'ar), ⁨בָּחוּר⁩ (bakhúr), ⁨נוֹעַר⁩ (nó'ar), or ⁨בְּנֵי נֹעַר⁩ (bnē nó'ar), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨נעורים⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨נעורים⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨נעורים⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨youth⁩, ⁨נעורים⁩ can mean ⁨youth, adolescence⁩.

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