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Chance in Hebrew is סִיכּוּי (sikúi).

It can also be said מזל, הזדמנות פז, or מקרה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

סִיכּוּי
sikúi
noun · masculine
In English

chance

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for chance as a noun.

an opportunity or possibility

random occurrence

  • מִקְרֶהמקרהmikrémasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • צֵרוּף מִקְרִיםצרוף מקריםzeruf mikriemmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word סִיכּוּי.

Written with vowel points
סִיכּוּי
Written without vowel points
סיכוי
Said
sikúi
Plural
סיכויים
Its meanings in English
chance, A chance, probability, possibility

The Hebrew dictionary's page for סיכוי, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with chance.

These words come before and after chance in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨chance⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨chance⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨chance⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨סִיכּוּי⁩, said sikúi. Without vowel points it is written ⁨סיכוי⁩. Its plural is ⁨סיכויים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨chance⁩?

Besides ⁨סיכוי⁩, ⁨chance⁩ can be said ⁨מַזָּל⁩ (mazzál), ⁨הִזְדַּמְּנוּת פָּז⁩ (hizdámnúth' paz), ⁨מִקְרֶה⁩ (mikré), or ⁨צֵרוּף מִקְרִים⁩ (zeruf mikriem), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨סיכוי⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨סיכוי⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨סיכוי⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨chance⁩, ⁨סיכוי⁩ can mean ⁨A chance, probability, possibility⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry chance 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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