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Too bad in Hebrew is חֲבָל (ẖavál).

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

חֲבָל
ẖavál
phrase
In English

too bad

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with T

These are the Hebrew words for the phrase too bad.

that's a pity

  • חֲבָלחבלẖavál

This is more about the Hebrew word חֲבָל.

Written with vowel points
חֲבָל
Written without vowel points
חבל
Said
ẖavál
Its meanings in English
too bad, pity, woe

These words come before and after too bad in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨too bad⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨too bad⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨too bad⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨חֲבָל⁩, said ẖavál. Without vowel points it is written ⁨חבל⁩.

What else does ⁨חבל⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨too bad⁩, ⁨חבל⁩ can mean ⁨pity, woe⁩.

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