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Currency in Hebrew is מַטְבֵּעַ (matbéa').

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

מַטְבֵּעַ
matbéa'
noun · masculine
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In English

currency

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for currency as a noun.

money or other item used to facilitate transactions

  • מַטְבֵּעַמטבעmatbéa'masculine

This is more about the Hebrew word מַטְבֵּעַ.

Written with vowel points
מַטְבֵּעַ
Written without vowel points
מטבע
Said
matbéa'
Plural
מַטְבְּעוֹת
Its meanings in English
currency, coin

These English words share a Hebrew word with currency.

These words come before and after currency in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨currency⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨currency⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨currency⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מַטְבֵּעַ⁩, said matbéa'. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מטבע⁩. Its plural is ⁨מַטְבְּעוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨מטבע⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מטבע⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מטבע⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨currency⁩, ⁨מטבע⁩ can mean ⁨coin⁩.

How is ⁨currency⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨currency⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/, /ˈkɝ.ən.si/⁩.

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