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Referee in Hebrew is שׁוֹפֵט (shofét).

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

שׁוֹפֵט
shofét
noun · masculine
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In English

referee

/ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː/ /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹi/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with R

These are the Hebrew words for referee as a noun.

sport: umpire, judge of a game

This is more about the Hebrew word שׁוֹפֵט.

Written with vowel points
שׁוֹפֵט
Written without vowel points
שופט
Said
shofét
Plural
שׁוֹפְטִים
Its meanings in English
referee, judge, A judge: an ad hoc leader in ancient Israel

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with referee.

These words come before and after referee in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨referee⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨referee⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨referee⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שׁוֹפֵט⁩, said shofét. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שופט⁩. Its plural is ⁨שׁוֹפְטִים⁩.

Is ⁨שופט⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שופט⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שופט⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨referee⁩, ⁨שופט⁩ can mean ⁨judge and A judge: an ad hoc leader in ancient Israel⁩.

How is ⁨referee⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨referee⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː/, /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹi/⁩.

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