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Accept in Hebrew is קיבל (kibél).

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

קיבל
kibél
verb
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

accept

/əkˈsɛpt/ /ækˈsɛpt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for accept as a verb.

to admit to a place or a group

  • קיבלkibél

to receive with consent

  • קִבֵּלקבלkibél

to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in

  • קיבלkibél

to receive as adequate or satisfactory

  • קיבלkibél

to agree to

  • הִסְכִּיםהסכיםhiskím
  • קיבלkibél

to endure patiently

  • קיבלkibél
  • סָפַגספגsafág

to receive officially

  • קיבלkibél

This is more about the Hebrew word קיבל.

Written with vowel points
קיבל
Written without vowel points
קיבל
Said
kibél
Its meanings in English
accept, To receive, to get, To accept

These English words share a Hebrew word with accept.

These words come before and after accept in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨accept⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨accept⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨accept⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨קיבל⁩, said kibél.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨accept⁩?

Besides ⁨קיבל⁩, ⁨accept⁩ can be said ⁨קִבֵּל⁩ (kibél), ⁨הִסְכִּים⁩ (hiskím), or ⁨סָפַג⁩ (safág), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨קיבל⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨accept⁩, ⁨קיבל⁩ can mean ⁨To receive, to get and To accept⁩.

How is ⁨accept⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨accept⁩ is pronounced ⁨/əkˈsɛpt/, /ækˈsɛpt/⁩.

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