המעבר הסודי מאחורי התפאורה.

Not really. It is a noun phrase, not a complete sentence with a verb.

It means something like the secret passage behind the scenery/set and could be used as:

• a label
• a caption
• part of a longer sentence

For example:

• מצאנו את המעבר הסודי מאחורי התפאורה = We found the secret passage behind the set

If you wanted a full sentence by itself, you could say something like:

• המעבר הסודי נמצא מאחורי התפאורה = The secret passage is behind the scenery/set

Because in Hebrew, adjectives normally come after the noun they describe.

So:

• מעבר סודי = a secret passage
• המעבר הסודי = the secret passage

This is the normal Hebrew word order:

• noun + adjective

Because when a noun is definite in Hebrew, an adjective describing it must also be definite.

So:

• מעבר סודי = a secret passage
• המעבר הסודי = the secret passage

This is a very important pattern in Hebrew:

• definite noun + definite adjective
• indefinite noun + indefinite adjective

English uses the only once, but Hebrew marks both words.

Hebrew adjectives must agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• definiteness

Here:

• מעבר is masculine singular
• סודי is also masculine singular
• both are definite because of ה־

So the agreement is correct.

For comparison:

• מעבר סודי = masculine singular
• דרך סודית = feminine singular

מעבר can mean several related things, including:

• a passage
• a crossing
• a transition

In this phrase, it clearly means a physical passageway or hidden way through something.

It comes from the root ע־ב־ר, which is connected to the idea of crossing or passing.

מאחורי means behind.

It functions as a preposition, so it is followed by the thing that something is behind:

• מאחורי התפאורה = behind the scenery/set
• מאחורי הבית = behind the house

You can learn מאחורי as a fixed preposition meaning behind.

Because מאחורי is a full preposition by itself, and the noun after it keeps its normal definite article:

• תפאורה = scenery / set
• התפאורה = the scenery / the set

So:

• מאחורי תפאורה = behind scenery / behind a set
• מאחורי התפאורה = behind the scenery / behind the set

This is different from short prepositions like ב־, ל־, and כ־, which often combine with ה־.

תפאורה usually refers to stage scenery, theatrical set, or set decoration.

So in this context, it probably means:

• the stage set
• the scenery
• the backdrop area of a performance space

It is a feminine singular noun.

Because of the word order.

In Hebrew, an adjective usually stays close to the noun it describes. Here:

• המעבר הסודי = the secret passage

Then:

• מאחורי התפאורה adds extra information about location: behind the scenery

So the structure is:

[the secret passage] [behind the scenery]

It does not mean that the scenery is secret.

If you wanted to say the secret scenery/set, you would say:

• התפאורה הסודית

It is usually pronounced roughly ma-a-VAR, with the stress on the last syllable.

The transliteration ma'avar shows that there is a break between the vowels because of the letter א.

That apostrophe is not a real Hebrew punctuation mark here; it is just a helpful way in English letters to show pronunciation more clearly.