Death penalty in Hebrew is עונש מוות (ónesh mávet).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
עונש מוות
ónesh mávet
noun · masculine
In English
death penalty
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for death penalty as a noun.
state punishment of death
- עונש מוותónesh mávetmasculine
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These are the questions people ask about death penalty in Hebrew.
How do you say death penalty in Hebrew?
death penalty in Hebrew is עונש מוות, said ónesh mávet.
Is עונש מוות masculine or feminine?
The word עונש מוות is masculine.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry death penalty 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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