Break in Hebrew is שָׁבַר (shavár).
It can also be said נשבר, התקלקל, or שבירה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
break
/bɹeɪk/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for break as a verb.
transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces
- שָׁבַרשברshavár
intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces
- נִשְׁבַּרנשברnishbár
transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack
- שָׁבַרשברshavár
intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether
- הִתְקַלְקֵלהתקלקלhitkalkél
transitive: to cause to stop functioning
- שָׁבַרשברshavár
to win a game as receiver in tennis
- שְׁבִירָהשבירהshvirá
transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something)
- הֵפֵרהפרhefér
intransitive, of a bone: to crack
- נִשְׁבַּרנשברnishbár
These are the Hebrew words for break as a noun.
instance of breaking something into pieces
- שְׁבִירָהשבירהsh'viráfeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word שָׁבַר.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁבַר
- Written without vowel points
- שבר
- Said
- shavár
- Its meanings in English
- break, to break
These English words share a Hebrew word with break.
These words come before and after break in the list.
These are the questions people ask about break in Hebrew.
How do you say break in Hebrew?
break in Hebrew is שָׁבַר, said shavár. Without vowel points it is written שבר.
What are other Hebrew words for break?
Besides שבר, break can be said נִשְׁבַּר (nishbár), הִתְקַלְקֵל (hitkalkél), שְׁבִירָה (shvirá), or הֵפֵר (hefér), depending on the meaning.
What else does שבר mean in English?
Besides break, שבר can mean to break.
How is break pronounced in English?
break is pronounced /bɹeɪk/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry break and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.