Imperfect in Hebrew is לֹא מוּשְלָם (lo mushlám).
It can also be said לא נשלם or עבר לא מגמר, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
imperfect
/ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/ /ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɛkt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for imperfect as an adjective.
not perfect
- לֹא מוּשְלָםלא מושלםlo mushlám
(grammar) belonging to a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous
- לֹא נִשְׁלָםלא נשלםlo nishlám
These are the Hebrew words for imperfect as a noun.
past tense
- עָבָר לֹא מֻגְמָרעבר לא מגמר‘avár lo mugmármasculine
These words come before and after imperfect in the list.
These are the questions people ask about imperfect in Hebrew.
How do you say imperfect in Hebrew?
imperfect in Hebrew is לֹא מוּשְלָם, said lo mushlám. Without vowel points it is written לא מושלם.
What are other Hebrew words for imperfect?
Besides לא מושלם, imperfect can be said לֹא נִשְׁלָם (lo nishlám) or עָבָר לֹא מֻגְמָר (‘avár lo mugmár), depending on the meaning.
How is imperfect pronounced in English?
imperfect is pronounced /ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/, /ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɛkt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry imperfect and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.