Forbid in Hebrew is אָסַר (asár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
אָסַר
asár
verb
In English
forbid
/fəˈbɪd/ /fɚˈbɪd/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for forbid as a verb.
to disallow
- אָסַראסרasár
This is more about the Hebrew word אָסַר.
- Written with vowel points
- אָסַר
- Written without vowel points
- אסר
- Said
- asár
- Its meanings in English
- forbid, to bind, tie, join, to imprison, to vow, to forbid, prohibit
These words come before and after forbid in the list.
These are the questions people ask about forbid in Hebrew.
How do you say forbid in Hebrew?
forbid in Hebrew is אָסַר, said asár. Without vowel points it is written אסר.
What else does אסר mean in English?
Besides forbid, אסר can mean to bind, tie, join, to imprison, to vow, and to forbid, prohibit.
How is forbid pronounced in English?
forbid is pronounced /fəˈbɪd/, /fɚˈbɪd/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry forbid 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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