Behind bars in Hebrew is מֵאֲחוֹרֵי סוֹרָג וּבְרִיחַ (me'akhoréi sorág uvríakh).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
מֵאֲחוֹרֵי סוֹרָג וּבְרִיחַ
me'akhoréi sorág uvríakh
phrase
In English
behind bars
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the phrase behind bars.
in jail or prison
- מֵאֲחוֹרֵי סוֹרָג וּבְרִיחַמאחורי סורג ובריחme'akhoréi sorág uvríakh
These words come before and after behind bars in the list.
These are the questions people ask about behind bars in Hebrew.
How do you say behind bars in Hebrew?
behind bars in Hebrew is מֵאֲחוֹרֵי סוֹרָג וּבְרִיחַ, said me'akhoréi sorág uvríakh. Without vowel points it is written מאחורי סורג ובריח.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry behind bars 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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