Semivowel in Hebrew is חצי-תנועה (khatsí-tnuá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
חצי-תנועה
khatsí-tnuá
noun · feminine
In English
semivowel
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for semivowel as a noun.
sound in speech
- חצי-תנועהkhatsí-tnuáfeminine
These words come before and after semivowel in the list.
These are the questions people ask about semivowel in Hebrew.
How do you say semivowel in Hebrew?
semivowel in Hebrew is חצי-תנועה, said khatsí-tnuá.
Is חצי-תנועה masculine or feminine?
The word חצי-תנועה is feminine.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry semivowel 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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