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Struggle in Hebrew is מַאֲבָק (ma'avák).

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

מַאֲבָק
ma'avák
noun · masculine
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In English

struggle

/ˈstɹʌɡəl/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for struggle as a noun.

strife, effort

  • מַאֲבָקמאבקma'avákmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word מַאֲבָק.

Written with vowel points
מַאֲבָק
Written without vowel points
מאבק
Said
ma'avák
Plural
מַאֲבָקִים
Its meanings in English
struggle, fight, battle

These English words share a Hebrew word with struggle.

These words come before and after struggle in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨struggle⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨struggle⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨struggle⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מַאֲבָק⁩, said ma'avák. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מאבק⁩. Its plural is ⁨מַאֲבָקִים⁩.

Is ⁨מאבק⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מאבק⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מאבק⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨struggle⁩, ⁨מאבק⁩ can mean ⁨fight, battle⁩.

How is ⁨struggle⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨struggle⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈstɹʌɡəl/⁩.

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