Cancer in Hebrew is סַרְטָן (sartán).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
סַרְטָן
sartán
noun · masculine
In English
cancer
/ˈkænsə/ /ˈkænsɚ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for cancer as a noun.
disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation
- סַרְטָןסרטןsartánmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for cancer as a name.
constellation
- סַרְטַןסרטןsartánmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
astrological sign
- סַרְטַןסרטןsartánmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word סַרְטָן.
- Written with vowel points
- סַרְטָן
- Written without vowel points
- סרטן
- Said
- sartán
- Plural
- סַרְטָנִים
- Its meanings in English
- cancer, crab
The Hebrew dictionary's page for סרטן, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with cancer.
These words come before and after cancer in the list.
These are the questions people ask about cancer in Hebrew.
How do you say cancer in Hebrew?
cancer in Hebrew is סַרְטָן, said sartán. Without vowel points it is written סרטן. Its plural is סַרְטָנִים.
Is סרטן masculine or feminine?
The word סרטן is masculine.
What else does סרטן mean in English?
Besides cancer, סרטן can mean crab.
How is cancer pronounced in English?
cancer is pronounced /ˈkænsə/, /ˈkænsɚ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry cancer 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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