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Verbal noun in Hebrew is שם פעולה (shem p'ulá).

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

שם פעולה
shem p'ulá
noun · masculine
In English

verbal noun

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with V

These are the Hebrew words for verbal noun as a noun.

grammar: noun that is morphologically related to a verb and has similar meaning

  • שם פעולהshem p'ulámasculine
  • שֵׁם פְּעֻלּהשם פעלהshem-pe'ulámasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word שם פעולה.

Written with vowel points
שם פעולה
Written without vowel points
שם פעולה
Said
shem p'ulá
Plural
שמות פעולה
Its meanings in English
verbal noun, action noun

These English words share a Hebrew word with verbal noun.

These words come before and after verbal noun in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨verbal noun⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨verbal noun⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨verbal noun⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שם פעולה⁩, said shem p'ulá. Its plural is ⁨שמות פעולה⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨verbal noun⁩?

Besides ⁨שם פעולה⁩, ⁨verbal noun⁩ can be said ⁨שֵׁם פְּעֻלּה⁩ (shem-pe'ulá), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨שם פעולה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שם פעולה⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שם פעולה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨verbal noun⁩, ⁨שם פעולה⁩ can mean ⁨action noun⁩.

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