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Necessity in Hebrew is צֹרֶךְ (tsórekh).

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

צֹרֶךְ
tsórekh
noun · masculine
In English

necessity

/nɪˈsɛsəti/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with N

These are the Hebrew words for necessity as a noun.

quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite

This is more about the Hebrew word צֹרֶךְ.

Written with vowel points
צֹרֶךְ
Written without vowel points
צורך
Said
tsórekh
Plural
צְרָכִים
Its meanings in English
necessity, need, necessity, requirement

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with necessity.

These words come before and after necessity in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨necessity⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨necessity⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨necessity⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨צֹרֶךְ⁩, said tsórekh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨צורך⁩. Its plural is ⁨צְרָכִים⁩.

Is ⁨צורך⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨צורך⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨צורך⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨necessity⁩, ⁨צורך⁩ can mean ⁨need, necessity, requirement⁩.

How is ⁨necessity⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨necessity⁩ is pronounced ⁨/nɪˈsɛsəti/⁩.

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