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President in Hebrew is נָשִׂיא (nasí).

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

נָשִׂיא
nasí
noun · masculine
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In English

president

/ˈpɹɛz.ɪ.dənt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for president as a noun.

the head of state of a republic

the primary leader of a corporation

This is more about the Hebrew word נָשִׂיא.

Written with vowel points
נָשִׂיא
Written without vowel points
נשיא
Said
nasí
Plural
נְשִׂיאִים
Feminine form
נְשִׂיאָה
Its meanings in English
president, A president: a head of state in various forms of government, A prince: the head or ruler of a nation or tribe, A chairman, a head; especially, the "prince" of the Sanhedrin, singular construct state form of נָשִׂיא

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

These words come before and after president in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨president⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨president⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨president⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נָשִׂיא⁩, said nasí. Without vowel points it is written ⁨נשיא⁩. Its plural is ⁨נְשִׂיאִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨president⁩?

Besides ⁨נשיא⁩, ⁨president⁩ can be said ⁨נְשִׂיאָה⁩, depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨נשיא⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨נשיא⁩ is masculine. Its feminine form is ⁨נְשִׂיאָה⁩.

What else does ⁨נשיא⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨president⁩, ⁨נשיא⁩ can mean ⁨A president: a head of state in various forms of government, A prince: the head or ruler of a nation or tribe, A chairman, a head; especially, the "prince" of the Sanhedrin, and singular construct state form of נָשִׂיא⁩.

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