Honour killing in Hebrew is רֶצַח עַל חִלּוּל כָּבוֹד הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה (rétzakh al khilúl kavód hammishpakhá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
רֶצַח עַל חִלּוּל כָּבוֹד הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה
rétzakh al khilúl kavód hammishpakhá
noun · masculine
In English
honour killing
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for honour killing as a noun.
murder as a cultural practice
- רֶצַח עַל חִלּוּל כָּבוֹד הַמִּשְׁפָּחָהרצח על חלול כבוד המשפחהrétzakh al khilúl kavód hammishpakhámasculine
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These are the questions people ask about honour killing in Hebrew.
How do you say honour killing in Hebrew?
honour killing in Hebrew is רֶצַח עַל חִלּוּל כָּבוֹד הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה, said rétzakh al khilúl kavód hammishpakhá. Without vowel points it is written רצח על חלול כבוד המשפחה.
Is רצח על חלול כבוד המשפחה masculine or feminine?
The word רצח על חלול כבוד המשפחה is masculine.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry honour killing 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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