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Abort in Hebrew is הִפִּיל (hipíl).

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

הִפִּיל
hipíl
verb
In English

abort

/əˈbɔːt/ /əˈbɔɹt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for abort as a verb.

to miscarry

  • הִפִּילהפילhipíl

to cause a premature termination

  • הִפִּילהפילhipíl

to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages

  • ביטלbitélmasculine
  • ויתרvitérmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word הִפִּיל.

Written with vowel points
הִפִּיל
Written without vowel points
הפיל
Said
hipíl
Its meanings in English
abort, to drop, to throw, to throw down, to thwart, impede, obstruct, to destroy, bring down

These English words share a Hebrew word with abort.

These words come before and after abort in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨abort⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨abort⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨abort⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הִפִּיל⁩, said hipíl. Without vowel points it is written ⁨הפיל⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨abort⁩?

Besides ⁨הפיל⁩, ⁨abort⁩ can be said ⁨ביטל⁩ (bitél) or ⁨ויתר⁩ (vitér), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨הפיל⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨abort⁩, ⁨הפיל⁩ can mean ⁨to drop, to throw, to throw down, to thwart, impede, obstruct, and to destroy, bring down⁩.

How is ⁨abort⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨abort⁩ is pronounced ⁨/əˈbɔːt/, /əˈbɔɹt/⁩.

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