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Incarceration in Hebrew is מַאֲסָר (ma'asár).

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

מַאֲסָר
ma'asár
noun · masculine
In English

incarceration

/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with I

These are the Hebrew words for incarceration as a noun.

act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment

This is more about the Hebrew word מַאֲסָר.

Written with vowel points
מַאֲסָר
Written without vowel points
מאסר
Said
ma'asár
Plural
מַאֲסָרִים
Its meanings in English
incarceration, Incarceration, imprisonment: confinement as a punishment for a crime

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with incarceration.

These words come before and after incarceration in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨incarceration⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨incarceration⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨incarceration⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מַאֲסָר⁩, said ma'asár. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מאסר⁩. Its plural is ⁨מַאֲסָרִים⁩.

Is ⁨מאסר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מאסר⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מאסר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨incarceration⁩, ⁨מאסר⁩ can mean ⁨Incarceration, imprisonment: confinement as a punishment for a crime⁩.

How is ⁨incarceration⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨incarceration⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/⁩.

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