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Discretion in Hebrew is שיקול דעת (shikúl dá'at).

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

שיקול דעת
shikúl dá'at
noun · masculine
In English

discretion

/dɪˈskɹɛʃən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for discretion as a noun.

the ability to make wise choices or decisions

These words come before and after discretion in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨discretion⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨discretion⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨discretion⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שיקול דעת⁩, said shikúl dá'at.

Is ⁨שיקול דעת⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שיקול דעת⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨discretion⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨discretion⁩ is pronounced ⁨/dɪˈskɹɛʃən/⁩.

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