אסור לנכות כסף בלי תיעוד.

In this sentence, אסור means forbidden or not allowed.

A very common Hebrew pattern is:

אסור + infinitive

So:

אסור לנכות... = It is forbidden to deduct... / You must not deduct...

Even though אסור is technically an adjective, Hebrew often uses it in this impersonal way to talk about rules and prohibitions.

Examples:

• אסור לעשן = Smoking is forbidden / You must not smoke
• אסור לדבר = It is forbidden to talk

Hebrew often leaves the subject unstated in general rules.

So אסור לנכות כסף בלי תיעוד does not need to say you, one, an employer, or they. It simply states a general prohibition:

It is forbidden to deduct money without documentation.

This is very natural in Hebrew, especially in legal, formal, or instructional language.

If Hebrew wanted to make the subject explicit, it could, but it usually does not need to.

לנכות is the infinitive to deduct, to subtract, or sometimes to withhold, depending on context.

It comes from the root נ־כ־ה in the pi'el pattern.

In financial or administrative contexts, לנכות כסף usually means:

• to deduct money
• to subtract an amount
• to withhold money from a payment or salary

So the verb is not just general mathematical subtraction; it often has an official or financial feel.

Related forms:

• ניכוי = deduction
• מנכים = they deduct / deducting
• ניכה = he deducted

Because את is generally used only before a definite direct object.

Here, כסף is indefinite: it means money in a general sense, not the money.

So:

• לנכות כסף = to deduct money
• לנכות את הכסף = to deduct the money

Since this sentence is stating a general rule, the indefinite form is natural.

Yes, כסף is grammatically singular, but it often works like the English mass noun money.

So even though it refers to an amount of money in a general sense, Hebrew treats it as a singular noun.

Examples:

• יש לי כסף = I have money
• אין לי כסף = I do not have money

In this sentence, כסף does not mean a coin or one unit of money. It means money in general.

בלי means without.

So:

בלי תיעוד = without documentation

Yes, in more formal Hebrew, you may also see ללא instead of בלי:

• בלי תיעוד = without documentation
• ללא תיעוד = without documentation

The difference is mostly one of register:

• בלי is very common and natural
• ללא sounds a bit more formal or official

In a legal or administrative sentence like this, both are possible.

תיעוד means documentation, record-keeping, or documented proof, depending on context.

It comes from the root related to documenting or recording something.

In this sentence, תיעוד suggests that there must be some proper written or official record supporting the deduction.

So בלי תיעוד is not just without papers in a literal sense. It means without proper documentation or evidence on record.

Because the sentence is talking about documentation in a general sense, not about one specific known set of documents.

So:

• בלי תיעוד = without documentation
• בלי התיעוד = without the documentation

The version without ה is more natural here because the rule is general.

Yes. The word order is very natural.

Hebrew often puts אסור first in this kind of sentence:

אסור + infinitive + object + additional phrase

So:

• אסור = forbidden
• לנכות = to deduct
• כסף = money
• בלי תיעוד = without documentation

This structure is extremely common in Hebrew for regulations, warnings, and instructions.

A common pronunciation would be:

asur lenakot kesef bli te'ud

A few notes:

• אסור = a-SUR
• לנכות = le-na-KHOT
• כסף = KE-sef
• בלי = bli
• תיעוד = te-UD

The כ in לנכות is pronounced like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch, not like English k.

Yes, that is possible, but it is slightly different in nuance.

• כסף = money, in a general mass-noun sense
• כספים = sums of money, funds, monetary amounts

So:

• אסור לנכות כסף בלי תיעוד sounds broad and natural
• אסור לנכות כספים בלי תיעוד sounds a bit more formal, bureaucratic, or financial

Both could appear in official language, but כסף is simpler and very natural.