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Sharpener in Hebrew is מְחַדֵּד (mekhadéd).

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

מְחַדֵּד
mekhadéd
noun · masculine
In English

sharpener

/ˈʃɑː(ɹ)pənə(ɹ)/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for sharpener as a noun.

device for making things sharp

This is more about the Hebrew word מְחַדֵּד.

Written with vowel points
מְחַדֵּד
Written without vowel points
מחדד
Said
mekhadéd
Plural
מְחַדְּדִים
Its meanings in English
sharpener, pencil sharpener

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

These words come before and after sharpener in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨sharpener⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨sharpener⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨sharpener⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מְחַדֵּד⁩, said mekhadéd. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מחדד⁩. Its plural is ⁨מְחַדְּדִים⁩.

Is ⁨מחדד⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מחדד⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מחדד⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨sharpener⁩, ⁨מחדד⁩ can mean ⁨pencil sharpener⁩.

How is ⁨sharpener⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨sharpener⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈʃɑː(ɹ)pənə(ɹ)/⁩.

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