Careful in Hebrew is זָהִיר (zahír).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
זָהִיר
zahír
adjective
In English
careful
/ˈkɛɹfəl/ /ˈkɛːfl̩/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for careful as an adjective.
cautious
- זָהִירזהירzahír
This is more about the Hebrew word זָהִיר.
- Written with vowel points
- זָהִיר
- Written without vowel points
- זהיר
- Said
- zahír
- Feminine form
- זְהִירָה
- Its meanings in English
- careful, careful, cautious
These English words share a Hebrew word with careful.
These words come before and after careful in the list.
These are the questions people ask about careful in Hebrew.
How do you say careful in Hebrew?
careful in Hebrew is זָהִיר, said zahír. Without vowel points it is written זהיר.
What else does זהיר mean in English?
Besides careful, זהיר can mean careful, cautious.
How is careful pronounced in English?
careful is pronounced /ˈkɛɹfəl/, /ˈkɛːfl̩/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry careful 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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