Suffer in Hebrew is סָבַל (saval).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
סָבַל
saval
verb
In English
suffer
/ˈsʌfə/ /ˈsʌfɚ/
These are the Hebrew words for suffer as a verb.
undergo hardship
- סָבַלסבלsaval
This is more about the Hebrew word סָבַל.
- Written with vowel points
- סָבַל
- Written without vowel points
- סבל
- Said
- saval
- Its meanings in English
- suffer, To suffer, to be suffering [with מִ־], To suffer [with מִ־], To bear, to tolerate
These English words share a Hebrew word with suffer.
These words come before and after suffer in the list.
These are the questions people ask about suffer in Hebrew.
How do you say suffer in Hebrew?
suffer in Hebrew is סָבַל, said saval. Without vowel points it is written סבל.
What else does סבל mean in English?
Besides suffer, סבל can mean To suffer, to be suffering [with מִ־], To suffer [with מִ־], and To bear, to tolerate.
How is suffer pronounced in English?
suffer is pronounced /ˈsʌfə/, /ˈsʌfɚ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry suffer 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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