Swimming in Hebrew is שְׂחִיָּה (s'khiyá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שְׂחִיָּה
s'khiyá
noun · feminine
In English
swimming
/ˈswɪmɪŋ/ /ˈswɪmiŋ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for swimming as a noun.
human activity of moving oneself through water
- שְׂחִיָּהשחיהs'khiyáfeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word שְׂחִיָּה.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׂחִיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- שחיה
- Said
- s'khiyá
- Plural
- שְׂחִיּוֹת
These words come before and after swimming in the list.
These are the questions people ask about swimming in Hebrew.
How do you say swimming in Hebrew?
swimming in Hebrew is שְׂחִיָּה, said s'khiyá. Without vowel points it is written שחיה. Its plural is שְׂחִיּוֹת.
Is שחיה masculine or feminine?
The word שחיה is feminine.
How is swimming pronounced in English?
swimming is pronounced /ˈswɪmɪŋ/, /ˈswɪmiŋ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry swimming 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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