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Essay in Hebrew is מַסָּה (masá).

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

מַסָּה
masá
noun · feminine
In English

essay

/ˈɛs.eɪ/ /ɛˈseɪ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for essay as a noun.

written composition

  • מַסָּהמסהmasáfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word מַסָּה.

Written with vowel points
מַסָּה
Written without vowel points
מסה
Said
masá
Plural
מַסּוֹת
Its meanings in English
essay, test, trial, temptation, miracle, test

These English words share a Hebrew word with essay.

These words come before and after essay in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨essay⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨essay⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨essay⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מַסָּה⁩, said masá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מסה⁩. Its plural is ⁨מַסּוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨מסה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מסה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨מסה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨essay⁩, ⁨מסה⁩ can mean ⁨test, trial, temptation, miracle, and test⁩.

How is ⁨essay⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨essay⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈɛs.eɪ/, /ɛˈseɪ/⁩.

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