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Corruption in Hebrew is שְׁחִיתוּת (shkhitút).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

שְׁחִיתוּת
shkhitút
noun · feminine
In English

corruption

/kəˈɹʌpʃən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for corruption as a noun.

seeking bribes

These words come before and after corruption in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨corruption⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨corruption⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨corruption⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שְׁחִיתוּת⁩, said shkhitút. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שחיתות⁩.

Is ⁨שחיתות⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שחיתות⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨corruption⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨corruption⁩ is pronounced ⁨/kəˈɹʌpʃən/⁩.

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