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Quote unquote in Hebrew is במירכאות (bemerkhaót).

It can also be said יעני, פתח מירכאות … סגור מירכאות, or ז״ל … עכ״ל, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

במירכאות
bemerkhaót
adjective
In English

quote unquote

/kwəʊ̯t ʌn.kwəʊ̯t/ /kwəʊ̯t ɒn.kwəʊ̯t/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with Q

These are the Hebrew words for quote unquote as an adjective.

emphasizes the following word or phrase for irony

  • במירכאותbemerkhaót
  • יַעְנִייעניyáani

These are the Hebrew words for quote unquote as an adverb.

delimits a direct quotation

  • פתח מירכאות … סגור מירכאותptákh merkhaót … sgor merkhaót
  • ז״ל … עכ״ל

These words come before and after quote unquote in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨quote unquote⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨quote unquote⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨quote unquote⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨במירכאות⁩, said bemerkhaót.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨quote unquote⁩?

Besides ⁨במירכאות⁩, ⁨quote unquote⁩ can be said ⁨יַעְנִי⁩ (yáani), ⁨פתח מירכאות … סגור מירכאות⁩ (ptákh merkhaót … sgor merkhaót), or ⁨ז״ל … עכ״ל⁩, depending on the meaning.

How is ⁨quote unquote⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨quote unquote⁩ is pronounced ⁨/kwəʊ̯t ʌn.kwəʊ̯t/, /kwəʊ̯t ɒn.kwəʊ̯t/⁩.

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