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Nisan in Hebrew is נִיסָן (nisán).

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

נִיסָן
nisán
name · masculine
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In English

Nisan

/niːˈsɑːn/ /ˈnɪsən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with N

These are the Hebrew words for Nisan as a name.

seventh month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar

This is more about the Hebrew word נִיסָן.

Written with vowel points
נִיסָן
Written without vowel points
ניסן
Said
nisán
Its meanings in English
Nisan, a male given name

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

These words come before and after Nisan in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Nisan⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Nisan⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Nisan⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נִיסָן⁩, said nisán. Without vowel points it is written ⁨ניסן⁩.

Is ⁨ניסן⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨ניסן⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨ניסן⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Nisan⁩, ⁨ניסן⁩ can mean ⁨a male given name⁩.

How is ⁨Nisan⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Nisan⁩ is pronounced ⁨/niːˈsɑːn/, /ˈnɪsən/⁩.

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