Swear in Hebrew is נִשְׁבַּע (nishbá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
נִשְׁבַּע
nishbá
verb
In English
swear
/ˈswɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈswɛɚ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for swear as a verb.
to take an oath
- נִשְׁבַּענשבעnishbá
This is more about the Hebrew word נִשְׁבַּע.
- Written with vowel points
- נִשְׁבַּע
- Written without vowel points
- נשבע
- Said
- nishbá
- Its meanings in English
- swear, to swear, to promise
These English words share a Hebrew word with swear.
These words come before and after swear in the list.
These are the questions people ask about swear in Hebrew.
How do you say swear in Hebrew?
swear in Hebrew is נִשְׁבַּע, said nishbá. Without vowel points it is written נשבע.
What else does נשבע mean in English?
Besides swear, נשבע can mean to swear, to promise.
How is swear pronounced in English?
swear is pronounced /ˈswɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈswɛɚ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry swear 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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