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Fortnight in Hebrew is שְׁבוּעַיִם (shvu'ayím).

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

שְׁבוּעַיִם
shvu'ayím
noun · masculine
In English

fortnight

/ˈfɔːt.naɪt/ /ˈfɔɹt.naɪt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with F

These are the Hebrew words for fortnight as a noun.

period of two weeks

  • שְׁבוּעַיִםשבועיםshvu'ayímmasculinedual

These words come before and after fortnight in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨fortnight⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨fortnight⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨fortnight⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שְׁבוּעַיִם⁩, said shvu'ayím. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שבועים⁩.

Is ⁨שבועים⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שבועים⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨fortnight⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨fortnight⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈfɔːt.naɪt/, /ˈfɔɹt.naɪt/⁩.

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