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Expectancy in Hebrew is תּוֹחֶלֶת (toẖélet).

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

תּוֹחֶלֶת
toẖélet
noun · feminine
In English

expectancy

/ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/ /ɛkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for expectancy as a noun.

the state of being expected, or something expected

  • תּוֹחֶלֶתתוחלתtoẖéletfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word תּוֹחֶלֶת.

Written with vowel points
תּוֹחֶלֶת
Written without vowel points
תוחלת
Said
toẖélet
Its meanings in English
expectancy, expected value, expectancy, hope, expectation

These words come before and after expectancy in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨expectancy⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨expectancy⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨expectancy⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨תּוֹחֶלֶת⁩, said toẖélet. Without vowel points it is written ⁨תוחלת⁩.

Is ⁨תוחלת⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨תוחלת⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨תוחלת⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨expectancy⁩, ⁨תוחלת⁩ can mean ⁨expected value, expectancy and hope, expectation⁩.

How is ⁨expectancy⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨expectancy⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/, /ɛkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/⁩.

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