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Iron curtain in Hebrew is מָסַךְ הַבַּרְזֶל (masákh habarzél).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

מָסַךְ הַבַּרְזֶל
masákh habarzél
name · masculine
In English

iron curtain

/ˌaɪən ˈkɜː.tən/ /ˌaɪ(ə)ɹn ˈkɜɹ.tən/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with I

These are the Hebrew words for iron curtain as a name.

dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions, especially during the Cold War

  • מָסַךְ הַבַּרְזֶלמסך הברזלmasákh habarzélmasculine

These are the Hebrew words for iron curtain as a noun.

impenetrable barrier

  • מָסַךְ הַבַּרְזֶלמסך הברזלmasákh habarzélmasculine

These words come before and after iron curtain in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨iron curtain⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨iron curtain⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨iron curtain⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מָסַךְ הַבַּרְזֶל⁩, said masákh habarzél. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מסך הברזל⁩.

Is ⁨מסך הברזל⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מסך הברזל⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨iron curtain⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨iron curtain⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˌaɪən ˈkɜː.tən/, /ˌaɪ(ə)ɹn ˈkɜɹ.tən/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry iron curtain 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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