Unfortunately in Hebrew is לְמַרְבֵּה הַצַּעַר לְצַעֲר־ (l'marbé hatsá'ar).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
לְמַרְבֵּה הַצַּעַר לְצַעֲר־
l'marbé hatsá'ar
adverb
In English
unfortunately
/ʌnˈfɔː.tjʊ.nət.li/ /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nət.li/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for unfortunately as an adverb.
happening through bad luck
- לְמַרְבֵּה הַצַּעַר לְצַעֲר־למרבה הצער לצער-l'marbé hatsá'ar
These words come before and after unfortunately in the list.
These are the questions people ask about unfortunately in Hebrew.
How do you say unfortunately in Hebrew?
unfortunately in Hebrew is לְמַרְבֵּה הַצַּעַר לְצַעֲר־, said l'marbé hatsá'ar. Without vowel points it is written למרבה הצער לצער-.
How is unfortunately pronounced in English?
unfortunately is pronounced /ʌnˈfɔː.tjʊ.nət.li/, /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nət.li/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry unfortunately 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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