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Decipher in Hebrew is פִּעְנֵחַ (pi'néakh).

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

פִּעְנֵחַ
pi'néakh
verb
In English

decipher

/dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for decipher as a verb.

to decode or decrypt a code or cipher

  • פִּעְנֵחַפענחpi'néakh

This is more about the Hebrew word פִּעְנֵחַ.

Written with vowel points
פִּעְנֵחַ
Written without vowel points
פענח
Said
pi'néakh
Its meanings in English
decipher, to decypher

These English words share a Hebrew word with decipher.

These words come before and after decipher in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨decipher⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨decipher⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨decipher⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פִּעְנֵחַ⁩, said pi'néakh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פענח⁩.

What else does ⁨פענח⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨decipher⁩, ⁨פענח⁩ can mean ⁨to decypher⁩.

How is ⁨decipher⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨decipher⁩ is pronounced ⁨/dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)/⁩.

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