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Traffic in Hebrew is סַחַר (sákhar).

It can also be said תנועה or עומס, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

סַחַר
sákhar
noun · masculine
In English

traffic

/ˈtɹæfɪk/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with T

These are the Hebrew words for traffic as a noun.

illegal trade or exchange of goods, often drugs

  • סַחַרסחרsákharmasculine

pedestrians or vehicles on roads or on the air

exchange or flux of information, messages or data

These are the Hebrew words for traffic as a verb.

to pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods

  • סָחַרסחרsakhár

This is more about the Hebrew word סַחַר.

Written with vowel points
סַחַר
Written without vowel points
סחר
Said
sákhar
Its meanings in English
traffic, trade, commerce

These English words share a Hebrew word with traffic.

These words come before and after traffic in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨traffic⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨traffic⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨traffic⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨סַחַר⁩, said sákhar. Without vowel points it is written ⁨סחר⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨traffic⁩?

Besides ⁨סחר⁩, ⁨traffic⁩ can be said ⁨תְּנוּעָה⁩ (t'nu'á) or ⁨עומס⁩ (ómes), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨סחר⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨סחר⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨סחר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨traffic⁩, ⁨סחר⁩ can mean ⁨trade, commerce⁩.

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