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Scissors in Hebrew is מספריים (misparáim).

It can also be said מספרים, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

מספריים
misparáim
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

scissors

/ˈsɪzəz/ /ˈsɪzɚz/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for scissors as a noun.

tool used for cutting

These words come before and after scissors in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨scissors⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨scissors⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨scissors⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מספריים⁩, said misparáim.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨scissors⁩?

Besides ⁨מספריים⁩, ⁨scissors⁩ can be said ⁨מִסְפָּרַיִם⁩ (misparáyim), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨מספריים⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מספריים⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨scissors⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨scissors⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈsɪzəz/, /ˈsɪzɚz/⁩.

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