Pollution in Hebrew is זִהוּם (zihúm).
It can also be said זיהום, מזהם, or שפיכת זרע לבטלה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
pollution
/pəˈljuːʃən/ /pəˈluːʃən/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for pollution as a noun.
the contamination of the environment by harmful substances
- זִהוּםזהוםzihúm
something that pollutes; pollutant
- זיהוםzihummasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- זִהוּםזהוםzihúmmasculine
- מְזַהֵםמזהםmezahémmasculine
archaic: emission of semen at other times than in sexual intercourse
- שפיכת זרע לבטלהshfikhát zéra levataláfeminine
archaic: defilement, corruption
- סיאובseúvmasculine
These English words share a Hebrew word with pollution.
These words come before and after pollution in the list.
These are the questions people ask about pollution in Hebrew.
How do you say pollution in Hebrew?
pollution in Hebrew is זִהוּם, said zihúm. Without vowel points it is written זהום.
What are other Hebrew words for pollution?
Besides זהום, pollution can be said זיהום (zihum), מְזַהֵם (mezahém), שפיכת זרע לבטלה (shfikhát zéra levatalá), or סיאוב (seúv), depending on the meaning.
How is pollution pronounced in English?
pollution is pronounced /pəˈljuːʃən/, /pəˈluːʃən/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry pollution and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.