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Teshuva in Hebrew is תְּשׁוּבָה (t'shuvá).

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

תְּשׁוּבָה
t'shuvá
noun · feminine
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In English

teshuva

/tɛˈʃuːvə/ /tɪ-/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with T

These are the Hebrew words for teshuva as a noun.

penitence

This is more about the Hebrew word תְּשׁוּבָה.

Written with vowel points
תְּשׁוּבָה
Written without vowel points
תשובה
Said
t'shuvá
Plural
תְּשׁוּבוֹת
Its meanings in English
teshuva, answer, response, repentance, reconciliation, period, time period

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with teshuva.

These words come before and after teshuva in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨teshuva⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨teshuva⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨teshuva⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨תְּשׁוּבָה⁩, said t'shuvá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨תשובה⁩. Its plural is ⁨תְּשׁוּבוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨תשובה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨תשובה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨תשובה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨teshuva⁩, ⁨תשובה⁩ can mean ⁨answer, response, repentance, reconciliation, and period, time period⁩.

How is ⁨teshuva⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨teshuva⁩ is pronounced ⁨/tɛˈʃuːvə/, /tɪ-/⁩.

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