Lent in Hebrew is הַתַּעֲנִית (hata'anít).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
הַתַּעֲנִית
hata'anít
noun · feminine
In English
Lent
/lɛnt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for Lent as a noun.
Christian period of penitence before Easter
- הַתַּעֲנִיתהתעניתhata'anítfeminine
These words come before and after Lent in the list.
These are the questions people ask about Lent in Hebrew.
How do you say Lent in Hebrew?
Lent in Hebrew is הַתַּעֲנִית, said hata'anít. Without vowel points it is written התענית.
Is התענית masculine or feminine?
The word התענית is feminine.
How is Lent pronounced in English?
Lent is pronounced /lɛnt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Lent 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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