Sixteen in Hebrew is שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר (shishá asár).
It can also be said שש עשרה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר
shishá asár
number · masculine
In English
sixteen
/ˈsɪks.tiːn/ /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the number sixteen.
cardinal number 16
- שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂרשישה עשרshishá asármasculine
- שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהשש עשרהshesh esréfeminineused in counting
This is more about the Hebrew word שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר
- Written without vowel points
- שישה עשר
- Said
- shishá asár
- Feminine form
- שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה
These words come before and after sixteen in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sixteen in Hebrew.
How do you say sixteen in Hebrew?
sixteen in Hebrew is שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר, said shishá asár. Without vowel points it is written שישה עשר.
What are other Hebrew words for sixteen?
Besides שישה עשר, sixteen can be said שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (shesh esré), depending on the meaning.
How is sixteen pronounced in English?
sixteen is pronounced /ˈsɪks.tiːn/, /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sixteen 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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