Fail in Hebrew is כָּשַׁל (kashál).
It can also be said נכשל, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
כָּשַׁל
kashál
verb
In English
fail
/feɪl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for fail as a verb.
intransitive: be unsuccessful
- כָּשַׁלכשלkashál
transitive: not achieve a stated goal
- נִכְשַׁלנכשלnikhshál
This is more about the Hebrew word כָּשַׁל.
- Written with vowel points
- כָּשַׁל
- Written without vowel points
- כשל
- Said
- kashál
- Its meanings in English
- fail, to fail
These English words share a Hebrew word with fail.
These words come before and after fail in the list.
These are the questions people ask about fail in Hebrew.
How do you say fail in Hebrew?
fail in Hebrew is כָּשַׁל, said kashál. Without vowel points it is written כשל.
What are other Hebrew words for fail?
Besides כשל, fail can be said נִכְשַׁל (nikhshál), depending on the meaning.
What else does כשל mean in English?
Besides fail, כשל can mean to fail.
How is fail pronounced in English?
fail is pronounced /feɪl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry fail 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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