יופי
yófi
The Hebrew word for beauty is יופי (yófi). Wiktionary also lists יֹפִי (yófi).
Meaning: quality of pleasing appearance (noun)
Ways to say it
| Hebrew | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| יופי | yófi | |
| יֹפִי | yófi | masculine |
The noun יופי refers to the quality of a pleasing appearance. In colloquial Hebrew, יופי is frequently used as an exclamation to mean 'great', 'wonderful' or 'perfect', similar to how one might use 'beautiful' in English.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can create possessive forms by adding suffixes to יופי. Adding the suffix -ah (ה-) to the end of יופי creates the form יופיה for 'her beauty', while adding the suffix -o (ו-) creates יופיו for 'his beauty'.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is yófi.
Did you know?
- In modern Israel, יופי is often used sarcastically to mean 'great' or 'just perfect' when something has actually gone wrong, much like the English phrase 'just great'.
- Despite its meaning of 'beauty', the word יופי is grammatically masculine in Hebrew.
- In colloquial speech, the phrase יופי של… followed by a noun is used to describe something of high quality or impressive size, regardless of whether it is visually beautiful.
Examples in context
- אין לה חוש יופי.She has no sense of beauty.The first sentence uses יופי to express a lack of a sense of beauty.Tatoeba #735181 by Eldad, translation #388446 by CK
- מרי יהירה לגבי יופיה.Mary is arrogant about her beauty.The second sentence uses יופי to describe someone's arrogance regarding her beauty.Tatoeba #6016254 by fekundulo, translation #2880624 by AlanF_US
- יופיה אינו בר השוואה.Her beauty is incomparable.The third sentence uses יופי to state that a beauty is incomparable.Tatoeba #9738737 by NizzanCohen, translation #309667 by CM
- היא אישה יפה מאוד.She is a very beautiful woman.
- הפסל הזה יפה מאוד!This sculpture is very beautiful!
- 9 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Noa and Noam are looking at a painting in a gallery.
- נועה Noaתראה את הציור הזה, יש לו יופי מדהים.Tire et ha-tsiyur ha-ze, yesh lo yofi madhim.Look at this painting, it has an amazing beauty.
- נועם Noamאת צודקת, הצבעים פשוט נפלאים.At tzodeket, ha-tzva'im pashut nifla'im.You are right, the colors are simply wonderful.
- נועה Noaהיופי שלו נמצא בפרטים הקטנים.Ha-yofi shelo nimtsa ba-pratim ha-ktanim.Its beauty is found in the small details.
- נועם Noamאני מסכים, זה באמת מרשים.Ani mas-kim, ze be-emet marshim.I agree, it is truly impressive.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beauty” translations and entries יופי, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
