Bread and circuses in Hebrew is לֶחֶם וְשַׁעֲשׁוּעִים (lekhem vesha'ashu'im).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
לֶחֶם וְשַׁעֲשׁוּעִים
lekhem vesha'ashu'im
noun
In English
bread and circuses
/ˈbɹɛd ənd ˈsəː.kəs.əz/ /-iz/
These are the Hebrew words for bread and circuses as a noun.
food and entertainment provided by the state
- לֶחֶם וְשַׁעֲשׁוּעִיםלחם ושעשועיםlekhem vesha'ashu'imIn the Hebrew dictionary
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How do you say bread and circuses in Hebrew?
bread and circuses in Hebrew is לֶחֶם וְשַׁעֲשׁוּעִים, said lekhem vesha'ashu'im. Without vowel points it is written לחם ושעשועים.
How is bread and circuses pronounced in English?
bread and circuses is pronounced /ˈbɹɛd ənd ˈsəː.kəs.əz/, /-iz/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry bread and circuses 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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