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Speak in Hebrew is דִּבֵּר (dibér).

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

דִּבֵּר
dibér
verb
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

speak

/spiːk/ /spik/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for speak as a verb.

to be able to communicate in a language

  • דִּבֵּרדיברdibér

to communicate with one's voice using words

  • דִּבֵּרדיברdibér

to have a conversation

  • שׂוֹחֵחַשוחחsokhéakh

This is more about the Hebrew word דִּבֵּר.

Written with vowel points
דִּבֵּר
Written without vowel points
דיבר
Said
dibér
Its meanings in English
speak, to speak

These English words share a Hebrew word with speak.

These words come before and after speak in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨speak⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨speak⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨speak⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨דִּבֵּר⁩, said dibér. Without vowel points it is written ⁨דיבר⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨speak⁩?

Besides ⁨דיבר⁩, ⁨speak⁩ can be said ⁨שׂוֹחֵחַ⁩ (sokhéakh), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨דיבר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨speak⁩, ⁨דיבר⁩ can mean ⁨to speak⁩.

How is ⁨speak⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨speak⁩ is pronounced ⁨/spiːk/, /spik/⁩.

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