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Sustenance in Hebrew is פַּרְנָסָה (parnasá).

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

פַּרְנָסָה
parnasá
noun · feminine
In English

sustenance

/ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for sustenance as a noun.

something that provides support or nourishment

This is more about the Hebrew word פַּרְנָסָה.

Written with vowel points
פַּרְנָסָה
Written without vowel points
פרנסה
Said
parnasá
Plural
פַּרְנָסוֹת
Its meanings in English
sustenance, A need, a necessity: that which one needs, Subsistence, a living: providing of the needs of life

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

These words come before and after sustenance in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨sustenance⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨sustenance⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨sustenance⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פַּרְנָסָה⁩, said parnasá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פרנסה⁩. Its plural is ⁨פַּרְנָסוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨פרנסה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨פרנסה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨פרנסה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨sustenance⁩, ⁨פרנסה⁩ can mean ⁨A need, a necessity: that which one needs and Subsistence, a living: providing of the needs of life⁩.

How is ⁨sustenance⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨sustenance⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/⁩.

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