Understand in Hebrew is הֵבִין (hevín).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
understand
/ˌʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndəˈstand/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for understand as a verb.
to grasp the meaning of
- הֵבִיןהביןhevín
to believe one grasps the meaning of
- הֵבִיןהביןhevín
This is more about the Hebrew word הֵבִין.
- Written with vowel points
- הֵבִין
- Written without vowel points
- הבין
- Said
- hevín
- Its meanings in English
- understand, To understand, to have understanding, to be one who understands
These English words share a Hebrew word with understand.
These words come before and after understand in the list.
These are the questions people ask about understand in Hebrew.
How do you say understand in Hebrew?
understand in Hebrew is הֵבִין, said hevín. Without vowel points it is written הבין.
What else does הבין mean in English?
Besides understand, הבין can mean To understand, to have understanding, to be one who understands.
How is understand pronounced in English?
understand is pronounced /ˌʌndəˈstænd/, /ˌʌndəˈstand/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry understand 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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