Awful in Hebrew is נוֹרָא (norá).
It can also be said נוראי or איום, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
awful
/ˈɔːfʊl/ /ˈɔːfəl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for awful as an adjective.
very bad
- נוֹרָאנוראnorámasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- נוֹרָאִינוראיnoraímasculine
- איוםayómmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
causing fear; appalling; terrible
- איוםayómmasculinepluralIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for awful as an adverb.
colloquial: very, extremely
- נוֹרָאנוראnoráIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word נוֹרָא.
- Written with vowel points
- נוֹרָא
- Written without vowel points
- נורא
- Said
- norá
- Feminine form
- נוֹרָאָה
- Its meanings in English
- awful, terrible, awful, awe-inspiring, awesome; revered
The Hebrew dictionary's page for נורא, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with awful.
These words come before and after awful in the list.
These are the questions people ask about awful in Hebrew.
How do you say awful in Hebrew?
awful in Hebrew is נוֹרָא, said norá. Without vowel points it is written נורא.
What are other Hebrew words for awful?
Besides נורא, awful can be said נוֹרָאִי (noraí) or איום (ayóm), depending on the meaning.
What else does נורא mean in English?
Besides awful, נורא can mean terrible, awful and awe-inspiring, awesome; revered.
How is awful pronounced in English?
awful is pronounced /ˈɔːfʊl/, /ˈɔːfəl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry awful and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.