Guess in Hebrew is נִיחֵשׁ (nikhésh).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
נִיחֵשׁ
nikhésh
verb
In English
guess
/ɡɛs/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for guess as a verb.
to reach an unconfirmed conclusion
- נִיחֵשׁניחשnikhésh
This is more about the Hebrew word נִיחֵשׁ.
- Written with vowel points
- נִיחֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- ניחש
- Said
- nikhésh
- Its meanings in English
- guess, to guess, to hypothesise, to speculate
These words come before and after guess in the list.
These are the questions people ask about guess in Hebrew.
How do you say guess in Hebrew?
guess in Hebrew is נִיחֵשׁ, said nikhésh. Without vowel points it is written ניחש.
What else does ניחש mean in English?
Besides guess, ניחש can mean to guess and to hypothesise, to speculate.
How is guess pronounced in English?
guess is pronounced /ɡɛs/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry guess 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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