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Legal in Hebrew is מִשְׁפָּטִי (mishpati).

It can also be said חוקי, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

מִשְׁפָּטִי
mishpati
adjective
In English

legal

/ˈliː.ɡəl/ /ˈli.ɡəl/

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for legal as an adjective.

relating to the law or to lawyers

  • מִשְׁפָּטִימשפטיmishpati

having its basis in the law

  • מִשְׁפָּטִימשפטיmishpati

allowed or prescribed by law

  • חוקיḥuki

This is more about the Hebrew word מִשְׁפָּטִי.

Written with vowel points
מִשְׁפָּטִי
Written without vowel points
משפטי
Said
mishpati
Feminine form
מִשְׁפָּטִית
Its meanings in English
legal, legal, judicial

These words come before and after legal in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨legal⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨legal⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨legal⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מִשְׁפָּטִי⁩, said mishpati. Without vowel points it is written ⁨משפטי⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨legal⁩?

Besides ⁨משפטי⁩, ⁨legal⁩ can be said ⁨חוקי⁩ (ḥuki), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨משפטי⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨legal⁩, ⁨משפטי⁩ can mean ⁨legal, judicial⁩.

How is ⁨legal⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨legal⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈliː.ɡəl/, /ˈli.ɡəl/⁩.

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