Hesitate in Hebrew is היסס (hisés).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
היסס
hisés
verb
In English
hesitate
/ˈhɛz.ɪ.teɪt/ /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for hesitate as a verb.
to stop or pause respecting decision or action
- היססhisés
This is more about the Hebrew word היסס.
- Written with vowel points
- היסס
- Written without vowel points
- היסס
- Said
- hisés
- Its meanings in English
- hesitate, to hesitate
These words come before and after hesitate in the list.
These are the questions people ask about hesitate in Hebrew.
How do you say hesitate in Hebrew?
hesitate in Hebrew is היסס, said hisés.
What else does היסס mean in English?
Besides hesitate, היסס can mean to hesitate.
How is hesitate pronounced in English?
hesitate is pronounced /ˈhɛz.ɪ.teɪt/, /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry hesitate 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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