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Subduction in Hebrew is הַפְחָתָה (hafḥatá).

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

הַפְחָתָה
hafḥatá
noun · feminine
In English

subduction

/səbˈdʌkʃən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for subduction as a noun.

process of one tectonic plate being pushed beneath another

  • הַפְחָתָההפחתהhafḥatáfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word הַפְחָתָה.

Written with vowel points
הַפְחָתָה
Written without vowel points
הפחתה
Said
hafḥatá
Plural
הַפְחָתוֹת
Its meanings in English
subduction, A lowering, a reduction

These words come before and after subduction in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨subduction⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨subduction⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨subduction⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הַפְחָתָה⁩, said hafḥatá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨הפחתה⁩. Its plural is ⁨הַפְחָתוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨הפחתה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨הפחתה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨הפחתה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨subduction⁩, ⁨הפחתה⁩ can mean ⁨A lowering, a reduction⁩.

How is ⁨subduction⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨subduction⁩ is pronounced ⁨/səbˈdʌkʃən/⁩.

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