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Liberation in Hebrew is שִׁחְרוּר (shikhrúr).

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

שִׁחְרוּר
shikhrúr
noun · masculine
In English

liberation

/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for liberation as a noun.

act of liberating or the state of being liberated

This is more about the Hebrew word שִׁחְרוּר.

Written with vowel points
שִׁחְרוּר
Written without vowel points
שחרור
Said
shikhrúr
Plural
שִׁחְרוּרִים
Its meanings in English
liberation, Release, a release, an act of releasing, Release, a release: the releasing or freeing of a prisoner, Release, a release: the releasing of a drug into a patient, Nirvana

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

These words come before and after liberation in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨liberation⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨liberation⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨liberation⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שִׁחְרוּר⁩, said shikhrúr. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שחרור⁩. Its plural is ⁨שִׁחְרוּרִים⁩.

Is ⁨שחרור⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שחרור⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שחרור⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨liberation⁩, ⁨שחרור⁩ can mean ⁨Release, a release, an act of releasing, Release, a release: the releasing or freeing of a prisoner, Release, a release: the releasing of a drug into a patient, and Nirvana⁩.

How is ⁨liberation⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨liberation⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/⁩.

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