Dagesh in Hebrew is דָּגֵשׁ (dagéš).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
dagesh
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for dagesh as a noun.
the Hebrew symbol
- דָּגֵשׁדגשdagéšmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word דָּגֵשׁ.
- Written with vowel points
- דָּגֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- דגש
- Said
- dagéš
- Plural
- דְּגֵשִׁים
- Its meanings in English
- dagesh, emphasis
The Hebrew dictionary's page for דגש, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with dagesh.
These words come before and after dagesh in the list.
These are the questions people ask about dagesh in Hebrew.
How do you say dagesh in Hebrew?
dagesh in Hebrew is דָּגֵשׁ, said dagéš. Without vowel points it is written דגש. Its plural is דְּגֵשִׁים.
Is דגש masculine or feminine?
The word דגש is masculine.
What else does דגש mean in English?
Besides dagesh, דגש can mean emphasis.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry dagesh 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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