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Police in Hebrew is מִשְׁטָרָה (mishtará).

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

מִשְׁטָרָה
mishtará
noun · feminine
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In English

police

/pəˈliːs/ /pəˈlis/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for police as a noun.

local or general law enforcement agency

This is more about the Hebrew word מִשְׁטָרָה.

Written with vowel points
מִשְׁטָרָה
Written without vowel points
משטרה
Said
mishtará
Plural
מִשְׁטָרוֹת

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

These words come before and after police in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨police⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨police⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨police⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מִשְׁטָרָה⁩, said mishtará. Without vowel points it is written ⁨משטרה⁩. Its plural is ⁨מִשְׁטָרוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨משטרה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨משטרה⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨police⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨police⁩ is pronounced ⁨/pəˈliːs/, /pəˈlis/⁩.

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