Foil in Hebrew is מָנַע (maná).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
מָנַע
maná
verb
In English
foil
/fɔɪl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for foil as a verb.
prevent from being accomplished
- מָנַעמנעmaná
This is more about the Hebrew word מָנַע.
- Written with vowel points
- מָנַע
- Written without vowel points
- מנע
- Said
- maná
- Its meanings in English
- foil, to withhold, to prevent
These English words share a Hebrew word with foil.
These words come before and after foil in the list.
These are the questions people ask about foil in Hebrew.
How do you say foil in Hebrew?
foil in Hebrew is מָנַע, said maná. Without vowel points it is written מנע.
What else does מנע mean in English?
Besides foil, מנע can mean to withhold and to prevent.
How is foil pronounced in English?
foil is pronounced /fɔɪl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry foil 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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