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Acrostic in Hebrew is אַקְרוֹסְטִיכוֹן (akrostichon).

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

אַקְרוֹסְטִיכוֹן
akrostichon
noun · masculine
In English

acrostic

/əˈkɹɒstɪk/ /əˈkɹɔstɪk/

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for acrostic as a noun.

poem in Hebrew in which successive lines or verses start with consecutive letters of the alphabet

  • אַקְרוֹסְטִיכוֹןאקרוסטיכוןakrostichonmasculine
  • חֲתִימָהחתימהchatimafeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary

This is more about the Hebrew word אַקְרוֹסְטִיכוֹן.

Written with vowel points
אַקְרוֹסְטִיכוֹן
Written without vowel points
אקרוסטיכון
Said
akrostichon
Plural
אַקְרוֹסְטִיכוֹנִים
Its meanings in English
acrostic, an acrostic

These English words share a Hebrew word with acrostic.

These words come before and after acrostic in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨acrostic⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨acrostic⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨acrostic⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨אַקְרוֹסְטִיכוֹן⁩, said akrostichon. Without vowel points it is written ⁨אקרוסטיכון⁩. Its plural is ⁨אַקְרוֹסְטִיכוֹנִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨acrostic⁩?

Besides ⁨אקרוסטיכון⁩, ⁨acrostic⁩ can be said ⁨חֲתִימָה⁩ (chatima), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨אקרוסטיכון⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨אקרוסטיכון⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨אקרוסטיכון⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨acrostic⁩, ⁨אקרוסטיכון⁩ can mean ⁨an acrostic⁩.

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