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Reduplication in Hebrew is הַכְפָּלָה (hakhpalá).

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

הַכְפָּלָה
hakhpalá
noun · feminine
In English

reduplication

/ɹɪ.djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ɹəˌd(j)u.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with R

These are the Hebrew words for reduplication as a noun.

the act of, or an instance of, reduplication

  • הַכְפָּלָההכפלהhakhpaláfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word הַכְפָּלָה.

Written with vowel points
הַכְפָּלָה
Written without vowel points
הכפלה
Said
hakhpalá
Plural
הַכְפָּלוֹת
Its meanings in English
reduplication, doubling, duplication, gemination

These words come before and after reduplication in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨reduplication⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨reduplication⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨reduplication⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הַכְפָּלָה⁩, said hakhpalá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨הכפלה⁩. Its plural is ⁨הַכְפָּלוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨הכפלה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨הכפלה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨הכפלה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨reduplication⁩, ⁨הכפלה⁩ can mean ⁨doubling, duplication and gemination⁩.

How is ⁨reduplication⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨reduplication⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɹɪ.djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, /ɹəˌd(j)u.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/⁩.

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