Avera (עבירה) means wrongdoing in Hebrew.
It can also mean crime and offense. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wrongdoing, crime, offense
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Avera.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מעשה או מחדל האסורים לפי הכללים המחייבים בחברה, כגון חוקי המדינה או ההלכה הדתית.
The word Avera is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲבֵרָה
- Written without vowel points
- עבירה
- Said
- avera
- Root
- ע־ב־ר
- Pattern
- קְטֵלָה
- Plural
- עֲבֵרוֹת
- Inflections
- עֲבֵרַת־; ר' עֲבֵרוֹת
- Gematria
- 287
This is how Avera is said in other languages.
- English
- wrongdoing, crime, offense
- Arabic
- مخالفة
- Russian
- преступление
- French
- offense
- Spanish
- ofensa
- German
- Straftat
These words mean nearly the same as Avera.
- חטא
- עוון
- פשעtransgression
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Avera.
These words rhyme with Avera.
The word Avera is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עבירת מין
- עברה פלילית
- עבירת תנועה
- עברה גוררת עברה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Avera comes from the root ע־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Avera in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Avera.
What does Avera (עבירה) mean in Hebrew?
Avera (עבירה) means wrongdoing, crime, and offense. It is said avera, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Avera (עבירה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Avera (עבירה) are חטא, עוון, and פשע.
What is the opposite of Avera (עבירה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Avera (עבירה) are מצווה.
What rhymes with Avera (עבירה)?
Words that rhyme with Avera (עבירה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עברה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.