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Bother in Hebrew is הִפְרִיעַ (hifría).

It can also be said טרח, הטריח את עצמו, or טרחה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

הִפְרִיעַ
hifría
verb
In English

bother

/ˈbɒðə/ /ˈbɔðə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for bother as a verb.

to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to

  • הִפְרִיעַהפריעhifría

to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something

  • טרח
  • הטריח את עצמו

to do something which is of negligible inconvenience

  • טרח

These are the Hebrew words for bother as a noun.

trouble, inconvenience

  • טרחהt'irkhafeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word הִפְרִיעַ.

Written with vowel points
הִפְרִיעַ
Written without vowel points
הפריע
Said
hifría
Its meanings in English
bother, to bother, to disturb, to interrupt, to hinder

These English words share a Hebrew word with bother.

These words come before and after bother in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨bother⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨bother⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨bother⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הִפְרִיעַ⁩, said hifría. Without vowel points it is written ⁨הפריע⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨bother⁩?

Besides ⁨הפריע⁩, ⁨bother⁩ can be said ⁨טרח⁩, ⁨הטריח את עצמו⁩, or ⁨טרחה⁩ (t'irkha), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨הפריע⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨bother⁩, ⁨הפריע⁩ can mean ⁨to bother, to disturb, to interrupt, and to hinder⁩.

How is ⁨bother⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨bother⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈbɒðə/, /ˈbɔðə/⁩.

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