Countdown in Hebrew is ספירה לאחור (sfira le'akhor).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
ספירה לאחור
sfira le'akhor
noun · feminine
In English
countdown
/ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/
These are the Hebrew words for countdown as a noun.
a count backward to the time of some event
- ספירה לאחורsfira le'akhorfeminine
These words come before and after countdown in the list.
These are the questions people ask about countdown in Hebrew.
How do you say countdown in Hebrew?
countdown in Hebrew is ספירה לאחור, said sfira le'akhor.
Is ספירה לאחור masculine or feminine?
The word ספירה לאחור is feminine.
How is countdown pronounced in English?
countdown is pronounced /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry countdown 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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