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Allow in Hebrew is אישר (ishér).

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

אישר
ishér
verb
In English

allow

/əˈlaʊ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for allow as a verb.

to let one have

  • אישרishér
  • הִרְשָׁההרשהhirshá
  • הִתִּירהתירhitír

to give permission

  • אישרishér

to not bar or obstruct

  • אִפְשֵׁראפשרifshér

to acknowledge the truth of

  • הכיר באפשרותhikír baefsharút

to render physically possible

  • אִפְשֵׁראפשרifshér

This is more about the Hebrew word אישר.

Written with vowel points
אישר
Written without vowel points
אישר
Said
ishér
Its meanings in English
allow, to approve, allow, to confirm

These English words share a Hebrew word with allow.

These words come before and after allow in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨allow⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨allow⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨allow⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨אישר⁩, said ishér.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨allow⁩?

Besides ⁨אישר⁩, ⁨allow⁩ can be said ⁨הִרְשָׁה⁩ (hirshá), ⁨הִתִּיר⁩ (hitír), ⁨אִפְשֵׁר⁩ (ifshér), or ⁨הכיר באפשרות⁩ (hikír baefsharút), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨אישר⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨allow⁩, ⁨אישר⁩ can mean ⁨to approve, allow and to confirm⁩.

How is ⁨allow⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨allow⁩ is pronounced ⁨/əˈlaʊ/⁩.

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