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Compensation in Hebrew is תְּמוּרָה (tmurá).

It can also be said פיצוי, תשלום, or שיפוי, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

תְּמוּרָה
tmurá
noun · feminine
In English

compensation

/ˌkɒm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒm.pɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for compensation as a noun.

that which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent

act or principle of compensating

extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors

  • קיזוזkizúzmasculine

recompense or reward for service

This is more about the Hebrew word תְּמוּרָה.

Written with vowel points
תְּמוּרָה
Written without vowel points
תמורה
Said
tmurá
Plural
תְּמוּרוֹת
Its meanings in English
compensation, compensation, reward, value, change, transformation, apposition

These English words share a Hebrew word with compensation.

These words come before and after compensation in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨compensation⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨compensation⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨compensation⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨תְּמוּרָה⁩, said tmurá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨תמורה⁩. Its plural is ⁨תְּמוּרוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨compensation⁩?

Besides ⁨תמורה⁩, ⁨compensation⁩ can be said ⁨פיצוי⁩ (pitsúy), ⁨תַּשְׁלוּם⁩ (tashlúm), ⁨שיפוי⁩ (shipúy), ⁨תגמול⁩ (tagmúl), or ⁨קיזוז⁩ (kizúz), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨תמורה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨תמורה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨תמורה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨compensation⁩, ⁨תמורה⁩ can mean ⁨compensation, reward, value, change, transformation, and apposition⁩.

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