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Wound in Hebrew is פֶּצַע (pétsa).

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

פֶּצַע
pétsa
noun · masculine
In English

wound

/ˈwuːnd/ /ˈwund/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for wound as a noun.

injury

These are the Hebrew words for wound as a verb.

hurt or injure

This is more about the Hebrew word פֶּצַע.

Written with vowel points
פֶּצַע
Written without vowel points
פצע
Said
pétsa
Plural
פְּצָעִים
Its meanings in English
wound, physical wound, injury, cut

The Hebrew dictionary's page for פצע, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with wound.

These words come before and after wound in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨wound⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨wound⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨wound⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨פֶּצַע⁩, said pétsa. Without vowel points it is written ⁨פצע⁩. Its plural is ⁨פְּצָעִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨wound⁩?

Besides ⁨פצע⁩, ⁨wound⁩ can be said ⁨פְּגִיעָה⁩ (p'gi'á) or ⁨פָּגַע⁩ (pagá), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨פצע⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨פצע⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨פצע⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨wound⁩, ⁨פצע⁩ can mean ⁨physical wound, injury, cut⁩.

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