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Hands up in Hebrew is הָרַם יָדַיִם (harém yadáyim).

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

הָרַם יָדַיִם
harém yadáyim
exclamation
In English

hands up

/hæn(d)ˈzʌp/ /hæːn(d)ˈzʌp/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for hands up as an exclamation.

surrender!

  • הָרַם יָדַיִםהרם ידיםharém yadáyim

These words come before and after hands up in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨hands up⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨hands up⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨hands up⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הָרַם יָדַיִם⁩, said harém yadáyim. Without vowel points it is written ⁨הרם ידים⁩.

How is ⁨hands up⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨hands up⁩ is pronounced ⁨/hæn(d)ˈzʌp/, /hæːn(d)ˈzʌp/⁩.

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