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Problem in Hebrew is בְּעָיָה (be'aya).

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

בְּעָיָה
be'aya
noun · feminine
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In English

problem

/ˈpɹɒbləm/ /ˈpɹɒblɪm/

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for problem as a noun.

difficulty

This is more about the Hebrew word בְּעָיָה.

Written with vowel points
בְּעָיָה
Written without vowel points
בעיה
Said
be'aya
Plural
בְּעָיוֹת

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

These words come before and after problem in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨problem⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨problem⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨problem⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בְּעָיָה⁩, said be'aya. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בעיה⁩. Its plural is ⁨בְּעָיוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨בעיה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בעיה⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨problem⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨problem⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈpɹɒbləm/, /ˈpɹɒblɪm/⁩.

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