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Exaggerate in Hebrew is הִגְזִים (higzím).

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

הִגְזִים
higzím
verb
In English

exaggerate

/ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/ /ɛk(s)ˈzæ(ɡ)d͡ʒɜː(ɹ).ɹeɪt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for exaggerate as a verb.

to overstate, to describe more than is fact

  • הִגְזִיםהגזיםhigzím

This is more about the Hebrew word הִגְזִים.

Written with vowel points
הִגְזִים
Written without vowel points
הגזים
Said
higzím
Its meanings in English
exaggerate, to exaggerate, to overdo, to go overboard

These words come before and after exaggerate in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨exaggerate⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨exaggerate⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨exaggerate⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הִגְזִים⁩, said higzím. Without vowel points it is written ⁨הגזים⁩.

What else does ⁨הגזים⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨exaggerate⁩, ⁨הגזים⁩ can mean ⁨to exaggerate and to overdo, to go overboard⁩.

How is ⁨exaggerate⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨exaggerate⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/, /ɛk(s)ˈzæ(ɡ)d͡ʒɜː(ɹ).ɹeɪt/⁩.

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