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Duration in Hebrew is מֶשֶׁךְ (méshekh).

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

מֶשֶׁךְ
méshekh
noun · masculine
In English

duration

/dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /djʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for duration as a noun.

amount of time

This is more about the Hebrew word מֶשֶׁךְ.

Written with vowel points
מֶשֶׁךְ
Written without vowel points
משך
Said
méshekh
Plural
מְשָׁכִים
Its meanings in English
duration, extent, duration

The Hebrew dictionary's page for משך, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after duration in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨duration⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨duration⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨duration⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מֶשֶׁךְ⁩, said méshekh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨משך⁩. Its plural is ⁨מְשָׁכִים⁩.

Is ⁨משך⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨משך⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨משך⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨duration⁩, ⁨משך⁩ can mean ⁨extent, duration⁩.

How is ⁨duration⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨duration⁩ is pronounced ⁨/dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, /djʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/⁩.

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