Turn in Hebrew is הָפַך (hafákh).
It can also be said הסתובב, הפך סובב, or תור, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
turn
/tɜːn/ /tɔːn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for turn as a verb.
transitive: change fundamentally
- הָפַךהפךhafákh
intransitive: move around an axis through itself
- הִסְתּוֹבֵבהסתובבhistovév
transitive: change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation
- הָפַך סוֹבֵבהפך סובבhafákh
position something by folding it back on itself, or using its folds
- הָפַךהפךhafákh
become
- הָפַךהפךhafákh
These are the Hebrew words for turn as a noun.
chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others
- תּוֹרתורtórmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
one's chance to make a move in a game
- תּוֹרתורtormasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word הָפַך.
- Written with vowel points
- הָפַך
- Written without vowel points
- הפך
- Said
- hafákh
- Its meanings in English
- turn, To turn about, to turn over, to invert, to flip, to change, To become
These English words share a Hebrew word with turn.
These words come before and after turn in the list.
These are the questions people ask about turn in Hebrew.
How do you say turn in Hebrew?
turn in Hebrew is הָפַך, said hafákh. Without vowel points it is written הפך.
What are other Hebrew words for turn?
Besides הפך, turn can be said הִסְתּוֹבֵב (histovév), הָפַך סוֹבֵב (hafákh), or תּוֹר (tór), depending on the meaning.
What else does הפך mean in English?
Besides turn, הפך can mean To turn about, to turn over, to invert, to flip, to change and To become.
How is turn pronounced in English?
turn is pronounced /tɜːn/, /tɔːn/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry turn and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.