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Suddenly in Hebrew is פִּתְאוֹם (pit'óm).

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

פִּתְאוֹם
pit'óm
adverb
In English

suddenly

/ˈsʌd.ən.li/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for suddenly as an adverb.

happening quickly and with little or no warning

This is more about the Hebrew word פִּתְאוֹם.

Written with vowel points
פִּתְאוֹם
Written without vowel points
פתאום
Said
pit'óm
Its meanings in English
suddenly, suddenly, all of a sudden, of a sudden

The Hebrew dictionary's page for פתאום, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with suddenly.

These words come before and after suddenly in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨suddenly⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨suddenly⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨suddenly⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פִּתְאוֹם⁩, said pit'óm. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פתאום⁩.

What else does ⁨פתאום⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨suddenly⁩, ⁨פתאום⁩ can mean ⁨suddenly, all of a sudden, of a sudden⁩.

How is ⁨suddenly⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨suddenly⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈsʌd.ən.li/⁩.

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