Controversial in Hebrew is שָׁנוּי בְּמַחֲלֹקֶת (shanúy bemaḥlóqet).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שָׁנוּי בְּמַחֲלֹקֶת
shanúy bemaḥlóqet
adjective
In English
controversial
/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.sjəl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for controversial as an adjective.
arousing controversy
- שָׁנוּי בְּמַחֲלֹקֶתשנוי במחלקתshanúy bemaḥlóqet
These words come before and after controversial in the list.
These are the questions people ask about controversial in Hebrew.
How do you say controversial in Hebrew?
controversial in Hebrew is שָׁנוּי בְּמַחֲלֹקֶת, said shanúy bemaḥlóqet. Without vowel points it is written שנוי במחלקת.
How is controversial pronounced in English?
controversial is pronounced /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/, /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.sjəl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry controversial 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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