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What do you mean in Hebrew is מה זה אומר? (ma ze omér?).

It can also be said מה זאת אומרת?, מה אתה אומר?, or מה את אומרת?, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

מה זה אומר?
ma ze omér?
phrase
In English

what do you mean

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for the phrase what do you mean.

what do you mean? (request for clarification)

  • מה זה אומר?ma ze omér?
  • מה זאת אומרת?ma zot oméret
  • מה אתה אומר?ma atá omér?
  • מה את אומרת?ma at oméret?

These words come before and after what do you mean in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨what do you mean⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨what do you mean⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨what do you mean⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מה זה אומר?⁩, said ma ze omér?.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨what do you mean⁩?

Besides ⁨מה זה אומר?⁩, ⁨what do you mean⁩ can be said ⁨מה זאת אומרת?⁩ (ma zot oméret), ⁨מה אתה אומר?⁩ (ma atá omér?), or ⁨מה את אומרת?⁩ (ma at oméret?), depending on the meaning.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry what do you mean 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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