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Addition in Hebrew is הוֹסָפָה (hosafa).

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

הוֹסָפָה
hosafa
noun · feminine
In English

addition

/əˈdɪʃ.ən/

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for addition as a noun.

act of adding

thing added

  • תּוֹסֶפֶתתוספתtoséfetfeminine

arithmetic: process of adding

  • חִיבּוּרחיבורḥibbūrmasculine
  • חִבּוּרחבורhibúrmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word הוֹסָפָה.

Written with vowel points
הוֹסָפָה
Written without vowel points
הוספה
Said
hosafa
Its meanings in English
addition, addition, incrementing

These English words share a Hebrew word with addition.

These words come before and after addition in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨addition⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨addition⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨addition⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הוֹסָפָה⁩, said hosafa. Without vowel points it is written ⁨הוספה⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨addition⁩?

Besides ⁨הוספה⁩, ⁨addition⁩ can be said ⁨צירוף⁩ (tseruf), ⁨תּוֹסֶפֶת⁩ (toséfet), ⁨חִיבּוּר⁩ (ḥibbūr), or ⁨חִבּוּר⁩ (hibúr), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨הוספה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨הוספה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨הוספה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨addition⁩, ⁨הוספה⁩ can mean ⁨addition, incrementing⁩.

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