Submissive in Hebrew is כָּנוּעַ (kanúa).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
כָּנוּעַ
kanúa
adjective · masculine
In English
submissive
/səbˈmɪsɪv/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for submissive as an adjective.
meekly obedient or passive
- כָּנוּעַכנועkanúamasculine
These are the Hebrew words for submissive as a noun.
person submitting to a partner
- כָּנוּעַכנועkanúamasculine
These words come before and after submissive in the list.
These are the questions people ask about submissive in Hebrew.
How do you say submissive in Hebrew?
submissive in Hebrew is כָּנוּעַ, said kanúa. Without vowel points it is written כנוע.
How is submissive pronounced in English?
submissive is pronounced /səbˈmɪsɪv/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry submissive 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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