Woman in Hebrew is אִשָּׁה (ishá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
אִשָּׁה
ishá
noun · feminine
In English
woman
/ˈwʊmən/ /ˈwoʊmən/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for woman as a noun.
adult female person
- אִשָּׁהאישהisháfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word אִשָּׁה.
- Written with vowel points
- אִשָּׁה
- Written without vowel points
- אישה
- Said
- ishá
- Plural
- נָשִׁים
- Masculine form
- אִישׁ
- Its meanings in English
- woman, wife, a female animal
The Hebrew dictionary's page for אישה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after woman in the list.
These are the questions people ask about woman in Hebrew.
How do you say woman in Hebrew?
woman in Hebrew is אִשָּׁה, said ishá. Without vowel points it is written אישה. Its plural is נָשִׁים.
Is אישה masculine or feminine?
The word אישה is feminine. Its masculine form is אִישׁ.
What else does אישה mean in English?
Besides woman, אישה can mean wife and a female animal.
How is woman pronounced in English?
woman is pronounced /ˈwʊmən/, /ˈwoʊmən/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry woman 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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