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Retire in Hebrew is פָּרַשׁ (parásh).

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

פָּרַשׁ
parásh
verb
In English

retire

/ɹɪˈtaɪə/ /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with R

These are the Hebrew words for retire as a verb.

to stop working on permanent basis

This is more about the Hebrew word פָּרַשׁ.

Written with vowel points
פָּרַשׁ
Written without vowel points
פרש
Said
parásh
Its meanings in English
retire, to retire, to quit, to make clear, expound clearly

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with retire.

These words come before and after retire in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨retire⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨retire⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨retire⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פָּרַשׁ⁩, said parásh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פרש⁩.

What else does ⁨פרש⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨retire⁩, ⁨פרש⁩ can mean ⁨to retire, to quit, and to make clear, expound clearly⁩.

How is ⁨retire⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨retire⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɹɪˈtaɪə/, /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/⁩.

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