Isur (איסור) means prohibition in Hebrew.
It can also mean forbiddance and disallowance. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
prohibition, forbiddance, disallowance
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Isur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ציווי שלא לעשות דבר מה; שלילת דבר, עניין שאינו מורשה ועשוי להיות כרוך בסנקציה.
The word Isur is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אִסּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- איסור
- Said
- isur
- Root
- א־ס־ר
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- איסורים
- Inflections
- ר' איסורים, ס"ר איסורי־
- Gematria
- 277
This is how Isur is said in other languages.
- English
- prohibition, forbiddance, disallowance
These words mean nearly the same as Isur.
- נידוי
- חרם
- טאבו
- הגבלה
- קשורtied
- פיגול
- חבושimprisoned
- סוהר
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These words mean the opposite of Isur.
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These words rhyme with Isur.
The word Isur comes from the root א־ס־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Isur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Isur.
What does Isur (איסור) mean in Hebrew?
Isur (איסור) means prohibition, forbiddance, and disallowance. It is said isur, with the stress on sur.
What is a synonym for Isur (איסור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Isur (איסור) are נידוי, חרם, טאבו, הגבלה, קשור, and פיגול.
What is the opposite of Isur (איסור)?
Words that mean the opposite of Isur (איסור) are היתר, הרשאה, רשות, זכאי, and אישור.
What rhymes with Isur (איסור)?
Words that rhyme with Isur (איסור) include כדור, יצור, דיבור, ציבור, אור, and אור.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אסור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.