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Movement in Hebrew is תְּנוּעָה (tnu'á).

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

תְּנוּעָה
tnu'á
noun · feminine
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In English

movement

/ˈmuːv.mənt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with M

These are the Hebrew words for movement as a noun.

physical motion

  • תְּנוּעָהתנועהtnu'áfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • תְּזוּזָהתזוזהt'zuzáfeminine
  • מָנוֹדמנודmanódmasculineliterary
  • נִידנידnídmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • מַהֲלָךְמהלךmahalákhmasculine

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This is more about the Hebrew word תְּנוּעָה.

Written with vowel points
תְּנוּעָה
Written without vowel points
תנועה
Said
tnu'á
Plural
תְּנוּעוֹת
Its meanings in English
movement, movement, move, motion, traffic, vowel

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with movement.

These words come before and after movement in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨movement⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨movement⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨movement⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨תְּנוּעָה⁩, said tnu'á. Without vowel points it is written ⁨תנועה⁩. Its plural is ⁨תְּנוּעוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨movement⁩?

Besides ⁨תנועה⁩, ⁨movement⁩ can be said ⁨תְּזוּזָה⁩ (t'zuzá), ⁨מָנוֹד⁩ (manód), ⁨נִיד⁩ (níd), or ⁨מַהֲלָךְ⁩ (mahalákh), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨תנועה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨תנועה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨תנועה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨movement⁩, ⁨תנועה⁩ can mean ⁨movement, move, motion, traffic, and vowel⁩.

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