Blacken in Hebrew is הִשְׁחִיר (hishkhír).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
הִשְׁחִיר
hishkhír
verb
In English
blacken
/ˈblækən/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for blacken as a verb.
make black
- הִשְׁחִירהשחירhishkhír
This is more about the Hebrew word הִשְׁחִיר.
- Written with vowel points
- הִשְׁחִיר
- Written without vowel points
- השחיר
- Said
- hishkhír
- Its meanings in English
- blacken, to blacken, to black out, to obscure, to censor, to besmirch, to tarnish
These words come before and after blacken in the list.
These are the questions people ask about blacken in Hebrew.
How do you say blacken in Hebrew?
blacken in Hebrew is הִשְׁחִיר, said hishkhír. Without vowel points it is written השחיר.
What else does השחיר mean in English?
Besides blacken, השחיר can mean to blacken, to black out, to obscure, to censor, and to besmirch, to tarnish.
How is blacken pronounced in English?
blacken is pronounced /ˈblækən/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry blacken 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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