Sterile in Hebrew is עָקָר (akár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
עָקָר
akár
adjective
In English
sterile
/ˈstɛɹaɪl/ /ˈstɛɹəl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for sterile as an adjective.
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- עָקָרעקרakárIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word עָקָר.
- Written with vowel points
- עָקָר
- Written without vowel points
- עקר
- Said
- akár
- Its meanings in English
- sterile, sterile, barren
The Hebrew dictionary's page for עקר, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with sterile.
These words come before and after sterile in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sterile in Hebrew.
How do you say sterile in Hebrew?
sterile in Hebrew is עָקָר, said akár. Without vowel points it is written עקר.
What else does עקר mean in English?
Besides sterile, עקר can mean sterile, barren.
How is sterile pronounced in English?
sterile is pronounced /ˈstɛɹaɪl/, /ˈstɛɹəl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sterile 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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