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Equality in Hebrew is שוויון (shivyón).

It can also be said שויון, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

שוויון
shivyón
noun · masculine
In English

equality

/ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ /ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for equality as a noun.

fact of being equal

  • שוויוןshivyónmasculine
  • שִׁוְיוֹןשויוןshivyónmasculine

equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences

  • שוויוןshivyónmasculine
  • שִׁוְיוֹןשויוןshivyónmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word שוויון.

Written with vowel points
שוויון
Written without vowel points
שוויון
Said
shivyón
Plural
שִׁוְיוֹנוֹת
Its meanings in English
equality, equality, sameness, tie, draw

These words come before and after equality in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨equality⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨equality⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨equality⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שוויון⁩, said shivyón. Its plural is ⁨שִׁוְיוֹנוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨equality⁩?

Besides ⁨שוויון⁩, ⁨equality⁩ can be said ⁨שִׁוְיוֹן⁩ (shivyón), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨שוויון⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שוויון⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שוויון⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨equality⁩, ⁨שוויון⁩ can mean ⁨equality, sameness and tie, draw⁩.

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