Hafred umshol (הפרד ומשול) means divide and conquer in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הַפְרֵד וּמְשֹׁל
hafred umshol
word
In English
divide and conquer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hafred umshol.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סיסמה המבטאת מדיניות של שליטים וממשלות ליצור פירוד ומחלוקת במחנה אויביהם או מתנגדיהם הפוליטיים כדי להחלישם; כך יוכלו לנצחם או לדכאם ביתר קלות.
The word Hafred umshol is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- הַפְרֵד וּמְשֹׁל
- Written without vowel points
- הפרד ומשול
- Said
- hafred umshol
- Gematria
- 671
This is how Hafred umshol is said in other languages.
- English
- divide and conquer
- Arabic
- فرق تسد
- Russian
- разделяй и властвуй
- French
- diviser pour mieux regner, Diviser pour régner
- German
- Teile und herrsche
These words come before and after Hafred umshol in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hafred umshol.
What does Hafred umshol (הפרד ומשול) mean in Hebrew?
Hafred umshol (הפרד ומשול) means divide and conquer. It is said hafred umshol, with the stress on red.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הפרד ומשל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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