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Sylvester in Hebrew is סִילְבֶסְטֶר (silvéster).

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

סִילְבֶסְטֶר
silvéster
name · masculine
In English

Sylvester

/sɪlˈvɛstɚ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for Sylvester as a name.

male given name

This is more about the Hebrew word סִילְבֶסְטֶר.

Written with vowel points
סִילְבֶסְטֶר
Written without vowel points
סילבסטר
Said
silvéster
Its meanings in English
Sylvester, a male given name, equivalent to English Sylvester, Saint Sylvester's Day, New Year's

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with Sylvester.

These words come before and after Sylvester in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Sylvester⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Sylvester⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Sylvester⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨סִילְבֶסְטֶר⁩, said silvéster. Without vowel points it is written ⁨סילבסטר⁩.

Is ⁨סילבסטר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨סילבסטר⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨סילבסטר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Sylvester⁩, ⁨סילבסטר⁩ can mean ⁨a male given name, equivalent to English Sylvester and Saint Sylvester's Day, New Year's⁩.

How is ⁨Sylvester⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Sylvester⁩ is pronounced ⁨/sɪlˈvɛstɚ/⁩.

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