Motivate in Hebrew is דִּרְבֵּן (dirbén).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
דִּרְבֵּן
dirbén
verb
In English
motivate
/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for motivate as a verb.
to encourage
- דִּרְבֵּןדרבןdirbén
This is more about the Hebrew word דִּרְבֵּן.
- Written with vowel points
- דִּרְבֵּן
- Written without vowel points
- דרבן
- Said
- dirbén
- Its meanings in English
- motivate, to prod, to spur, to encourage, to spur on
These English words share a Hebrew word with motivate.
These words come before and after motivate in the list.
These are the questions people ask about motivate in Hebrew.
How do you say motivate in Hebrew?
motivate in Hebrew is דִּרְבֵּן, said dirbén. Without vowel points it is written דרבן.
What else does דרבן mean in English?
Besides motivate, דרבן can mean to prod, to spur and to encourage, to spur on.
How is motivate pronounced in English?
motivate is pronounced /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/, /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry motivate 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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