Seventeen in Hebrew is שְׁבַע־עֶשְׂרֵה (shva esre).
It can also be said שבעה-עשר, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
שְׁבַע־עֶשְׂרֵה
shva esre
number · feminine
In English
seventeen
/ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/ /ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/
These are the Hebrew words for the number seventeen.
cardinal number
- שְׁבַע־עֶשְׂרֵהשבע-עשרהshva esrefeminineused in counting
- שִׁבְעָה־עָשָׂרשבעה-עשרshiv'a asarmasculine
These words come before and after seventeen in the list.
These are the questions people ask about seventeen in Hebrew.
How do you say seventeen in Hebrew?
seventeen in Hebrew is שְׁבַע־עֶשְׂרֵה, said shva esre. Without vowel points it is written שבע-עשרה.
What are other Hebrew words for seventeen?
Besides שבע-עשרה, seventeen can be said שִׁבְעָה־עָשָׂר (shiv'a asar), depending on the meaning.
How is seventeen pronounced in English?
seventeen is pronounced /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/, /ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry seventeen 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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