Stop in Hebrew is עָצַר ('atsár).
It can also be said נגמר, פסק, or גמר, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
stop
/stɒp/ /stɑp/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for stop as a verb.
to cease moving
- עָצַרעצר'atsár
to cause to cease moving
- עָצַרעצר'atsár
not to continue
- נִגְמַרנגמרnigmár
- פָּסַקפסקpasakmasculine
to cause to come to an end
- גָּמַרגמרgamárIn the Hebrew dictionary
- הִפְסִיקהפסיקhifsikmasculine
to close an opening
- סָתַםסתםsatám
to stay a while
- עָצַרעצר'atsár
to tarry
- עָצַרעצר'atsár
This is more about the Hebrew word עָצַר.
- Written with vowel points
- עָצַר
- Written without vowel points
- עצר
- Said
- 'atsár
- Its meanings in English
- stop, To stop, to stop moving, to halt, to stop the motion of, To arrest
These English words share a Hebrew word with stop.
These words come before and after stop in the list.
These are the questions people ask about stop in Hebrew.
How do you say stop in Hebrew?
stop in Hebrew is עָצַר, said 'atsár. Without vowel points it is written עצר.
What are other Hebrew words for stop?
Besides עצר, stop can be said נִגְמַר (nigmár), פָּסַק (pasak), גָּמַר (gamár), הִפְסִיק (hifsik), or סָתַם (satám), depending on the meaning.
What else does עצר mean in English?
Besides stop, עצר can mean To stop, to stop moving, to halt, to stop the motion of and To arrest.
How is stop pronounced in English?
stop is pronounced /stɒp/, /stɑp/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry stop and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.