Formerly in Hebrew is לַשְׁעָבַר (leshe‘avár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
לַשְׁעָבַר
leshe‘avár
adverb
In English
formerly
/ˈfɔːməli/ /ˈfɔɹmɚli/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for formerly as an adverb.
at some time in the past
- לַשְׁעָבַרלשעברleshe‘avárIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word לַשְׁעָבַר.
- Written with vowel points
- לַשְׁעָבַר
- Written without vowel points
- לשעבר
- Said
- leshe‘avár
- Its meanings in English
- formerly, Former, past, previous, erstwhile, sometime
The Hebrew dictionary's page for לשעבר, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after formerly in the list.
These are the questions people ask about formerly in Hebrew.
How do you say formerly in Hebrew?
formerly in Hebrew is לַשְׁעָבַר, said leshe‘avár. Without vowel points it is written לשעבר.
What else does לשעבר mean in English?
Besides formerly, לשעבר can mean Former, past, previous, erstwhile, sometime.
How is formerly pronounced in English?
formerly is pronounced /ˈfɔːməli/, /ˈfɔɹmɚli/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry formerly 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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