Forbidden in Hebrew is אָסוּר (asúr).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
אָסוּר
asúr
adjective
In English
forbidden
/fəˈbɪdən/ /fɚˈbɪdən/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for forbidden as an adjective.
not allowed
- אָסוּראסורasúr
This is more about the Hebrew word אָסוּר.
- Written with vowel points
- אָסוּר
- Written without vowel points
- אסור
- Said
- asúr
- Feminine form
- אֲסוּרָה
- Its meanings in English
- forbidden, incarcerated, tied up, bound
These English words share a Hebrew word with forbidden.
These words come before and after forbidden in the list.
These are the questions people ask about forbidden in Hebrew.
How do you say forbidden in Hebrew?
forbidden in Hebrew is אָסוּר, said asúr. Without vowel points it is written אסור.
What else does אסור mean in English?
Besides forbidden, אסור can mean incarcerated and tied up, bound.
How is forbidden pronounced in English?
forbidden is pronounced /fəˈbɪdən/, /fɚˈbɪdən/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry forbidden 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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