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Ripen in Hebrew is הִבְשִׁיל (hivshíl).

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

הִבְשִׁיל
hivshíl
verb
In English

ripen

/ˈɹaɪpən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with R

These are the Hebrew words for ripen as a verb.

to grow ripe

  • הִבְשִׁילהבשילhivshíl

This is more about the Hebrew word הִבְשִׁיל.

Written with vowel points
הִבְשִׁיל
Written without vowel points
הבשיל
Said
hivshíl
Its meanings in English
ripen, to ripen, to grow ripe, to develop fully, to mature, to come to fruition, to come of age

These words come before and after ripen in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨ripen⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨ripen⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨ripen⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הִבְשִׁיל⁩, said hivshíl. Without vowel points it is written ⁨הבשיל⁩.

What else does ⁨הבשיל⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨ripen⁩, ⁨הבשיל⁩ can mean ⁨to ripen, to grow ripe, to develop fully, to mature, and to come to fruition, to come of age⁩.

How is ⁨ripen⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨ripen⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈɹaɪpən/⁩.

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