Mercenary in Hebrew is שְׂכִיר חֶרֶב (sakhír khérev).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שְׂכִיר חֶרֶב
sakhír khérev
noun · masculine
In English
mercenary
/ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi/ /ˈmɜː.sən.ɹi/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for mercenary as a noun.
person employed to fight
- שְׂכִיר חֶרֶבשכיר חרבsakhír khérevmasculine
These words come before and after mercenary in the list.
These are the questions people ask about mercenary in Hebrew.
How do you say mercenary in Hebrew?
mercenary in Hebrew is שְׂכִיר חֶרֶב, said sakhír khérev. Without vowel points it is written שכיר חרב.
Is שכיר חרב masculine or feminine?
The word שכיר חרב is masculine.
How is mercenary pronounced in English?
mercenary is pronounced /ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi/, /ˈmɜː.sən.ɹi/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry mercenary 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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