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Hypotenuse in Hebrew is יֶתֶר (yéter).

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

יֶתֶר
yéter
noun · masculine
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In English

hypotenuse

/haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/ /haɪˈpɑtənus/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for hypotenuse as a noun.

the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

This is more about the Hebrew word יֶתֶר.

Written with vowel points
יֶתֶר
Written without vowel points
יתר
Said
yéter
Plural
יְתָרִים
Its meanings in English
hypotenuse, remainder, rest, residue, abundance, excess, surplus, rope, cord, string

The Hebrew dictionary's page for יתר, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after hypotenuse in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨hypotenuse⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨hypotenuse⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨hypotenuse⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨יֶתֶר⁩, said yéter. Without vowel points it is written ⁨יתר⁩. Its plural is ⁨יְתָרִים⁩.

Is ⁨יתר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨יתר⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨יתר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨hypotenuse⁩, ⁨יתר⁩ can mean ⁨remainder, rest, residue, abundance, excess, surplus, and rope, cord, string⁩.

How is ⁨hypotenuse⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨hypotenuse⁩ is pronounced ⁨/haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/, /haɪˈpɑtənus/⁩.

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