Punish in Hebrew is הֶעֱנִישׁ (he'enísh).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
הֶעֱנִישׁ
he'enísh
verb
In English
punish
/ˈpʌnɪʃ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for punish as a verb.
to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct
- הֶעֱנִישׁהענישhe'enísh
This is more about the Hebrew word הֶעֱנִישׁ.
- Written with vowel points
- הֶעֱנִישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- העניש
- Said
- he'enísh
- Its meanings in English
- punish, to punish, to penalise
These words come before and after punish in the list.
These are the questions people ask about punish in Hebrew.
How do you say punish in Hebrew?
punish in Hebrew is הֶעֱנִישׁ, said he'enísh. Without vowel points it is written העניש.
What else does העניש mean in English?
Besides punish, העניש can mean to punish, to penalise.
How is punish pronounced in English?
punish is pronounced /ˈpʌnɪʃ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry punish 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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