Answer in Hebrew is תְּשׁוּבָה (t'shuvá).
It can also be said מענה or ענה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
answer
/ˈɑːn.sə/ /ˈæn.sə/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for answer as a noun.
response
- תְּשׁוּבָהתשובהt'shuváfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
reply to email
- תְּשׁוּבָהתשובהtshuvafeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
solution
- מַעֲנֶהמענהma'anémasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for answer as a verb.
to make a reply or response to
- עָנָהענהaná
This is more about the Hebrew word תְּשׁוּבָה.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּשׁוּבָה
- Written without vowel points
- תשובה
- Said
- t'shuvá
- Plural
- תְּשׁוּבוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- answer, answer, response, repentance, reconciliation, period, time period
The Hebrew dictionary's page for תשובה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with answer.
These words come before and after answer in the list.
These are the questions people ask about answer in Hebrew.
How do you say answer in Hebrew?
answer in Hebrew is תְּשׁוּבָה, said t'shuvá. Without vowel points it is written תשובה. Its plural is תְּשׁוּבוֹת.
What are other Hebrew words for answer?
Besides תשובה, answer can be said מַעֲנֶה (ma'ané) or עָנָה (aná), depending on the meaning.
Is תשובה masculine or feminine?
The word תשובה is feminine.
What else does תשובה mean in English?
Besides answer, תשובה can mean answer, response, repentance, reconciliation, and period, time period.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry answer and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.