Pay in Hebrew is שִׁלֵּם (shilém).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שִׁלֵּם
shilém
verb
In English
pay
/peɪ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for pay as a verb.
to give money in exchange for goods or services
- שִׁלֵּםשילםshilém
This is more about the Hebrew word שִׁלֵּם.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁלֵּם
- Written without vowel points
- שילם
- Said
- shilém
- Its meanings in English
- pay, to pay, to repay; to recompense; to requite; to compensate for or restore a lost thing, to make whole and complete; to fulfill, to make peace; to surrender or accept peace
These words come before and after pay in the list.
These are the questions people ask about pay in Hebrew.
How do you say pay in Hebrew?
pay in Hebrew is שִׁלֵּם, said shilém. Without vowel points it is written שילם.
What else does שילם mean in English?
Besides pay, שילם can mean to pay, to repay; to recompense; to requite; to compensate for or restore a lost thing, to make whole and complete; to fulfill, and to make peace; to surrender or accept peace.
How is pay pronounced in English?
pay is pronounced /peɪ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry pay 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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