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Persist in Hebrew is עָמַד (amád).

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

עָמַד
amád
verb
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

persist

/pɚˈsɪst/ /pəˈsɪst/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for persist as a verb.

go on stubbornly or resolutely

  • עָמַדעמדamád

This is more about the Hebrew word עָמַד.

Written with vowel points
עָמַד
Written without vowel points
עמד
Said
amád
Its meanings in English
persist, to stand, to stand, to be located, to stand still, stop, to arise, appear

These English words share a Hebrew word with persist.

These words come before and after persist in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨persist⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨persist⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨persist⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨עָמַד⁩, said amád. Without vowel points it is written ⁨עמד⁩.

What else does ⁨עמד⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨persist⁩, ⁨עמד⁩ can mean ⁨to stand, to stand, to be located, to stand still, stop, and to arise, appear⁩.

How is ⁨persist⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨persist⁩ is pronounced ⁨/pɚˈsɪst/, /pəˈsɪst/⁩.

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