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Period in Hebrew is תְּקוּפָה (tkufá).

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

תְּקוּפָה
tkufá
noun · feminine
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In English

period

/ˈpɪə.ɹi.əd/ /ˈpɪɚ.i.əd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for period as a noun.

interval of time

history: period of time seen as coherent entity

punctation mark “.”

geochronologic unit

This is more about the Hebrew word תְּקוּפָה.

Written with vowel points
תְּקוּפָה
Written without vowel points
תקופה
Said
tkufá
Plural
תְּקוּפוֹת
Its meanings in English
period, An era, age, epoch, period, epoch

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with period.

These words come before and after period in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨period⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨period⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨period⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨תְּקוּפָה⁩, said tkufá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨תקופה⁩. Its plural is ⁨תְּקוּפוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨period⁩?

Besides ⁨תקופה⁩, ⁨period⁩ can be said ⁨נקודה⁩ (n'kudá), ⁨נְקֻדָּה⁩ (n'kudá), or ⁨תּוֹר⁩ (tor), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨תקופה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨תקופה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨תקופה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨period⁩, ⁨תקופה⁩ can mean ⁨An era, age, epoch, period and epoch⁩.

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