Zoo in Hebrew is גַּן חַיּוֹת (gan khayót).
It can also be said גן זואולוגי, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
zoo
/zuː/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for zoo as a noun.
park where live animals are exhibited
- גַּן חַיּוֹתגן חיותgan khayótmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- גן זואולוגיgan zo'ológimasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word גַּן חַיּוֹת.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּן חַיּוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- גן חיות
- Said
- gan khayót
- Plural
- גַּנֵּי חַיּוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- zoo, a zoo, a park where live animals are exhibited
The Hebrew dictionary's page for גן חיות, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after zoo in the list.
These are the questions people ask about zoo in Hebrew.
How do you say zoo in Hebrew?
zoo in Hebrew is גַּן חַיּוֹת, said gan khayót. Without vowel points it is written גן חיות. Its plural is גַּנֵּי חַיּוֹת.
What are other Hebrew words for zoo?
Besides גן חיות, zoo can be said גן זואולוגי (gan zo'ológi), depending on the meaning.
Is גן חיות masculine or feminine?
The word גן חיות is masculine.
What else does גן חיות mean in English?
Besides zoo, גן חיות can mean a zoo, a park where live animals are exhibited.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry zoo and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.