On the contrary in Hebrew is אִיפְּכָא מִסְתַּבְּרָא (ípkha mistábra).
It can also be said אדרבה, נהפוך הוא, or להפך, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
אִיפְּכָא מִסְתַּבְּרָא
ípkha mistábra
phrase
In English
on the contrary
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the phrase on the contrary.
opposite
- אִיפְּכָא מִסְתַּבְּרָאאיפכא מסתבראípkha mistábraIn the Hebrew dictionary
- אַדְּרַבָּהאדרבהadrabáIn the Hebrew dictionary
- נַהֲפוֹךְ הוּאנהפוך הואnahafókh hú
- לְהֶפֶךְלהפךlehéfkh
These words come before and after on the contrary in the list.
These are the questions people ask about on the contrary in Hebrew.
How do you say on the contrary in Hebrew?
on the contrary in Hebrew is אִיפְּכָא מִסְתַּבְּרָא, said ípkha mistábra. Without vowel points it is written איפכא מסתברא.
What are other Hebrew words for on the contrary?
Besides איפכא מסתברא, on the contrary can be said אַדְּרַבָּה (adrabá), נַהֲפוֹךְ הוּא (nahafókh hú), or לְהֶפֶךְ (lehéfkh), depending on the meaning.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry on the contrary 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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