Hebrew

Hebrew - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Hebrew language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

ืืคืก

efes

zero

1

ืื—ื“

eแธฅad

one

2

ืฉื ื™ื™ื

shnayim

two

3

ืฉืœื•ืฉื”

shlosha

three

4

ืืจื‘ืขื”

arba'a

four

5

ื—ืžื™ืฉื”

chamisha

five

6

ืฉื™ืฉื”

shisha

six

7

ืฉื‘ืขื”

shiv'a

seven

8

ืฉืžื•ื ื”

shmona

eight

9

ืชืฉืขื”

tisha

nine

10

ืขืฉืจื”

asara

ten

11

ืื—ื“ ืขืฉืจ

aแธฅad

eleven

12

ืฉื ื™ื ืขืฉืจ

shneim

twelve

13

ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืขืฉืจ

shlosha

thirteen

14

ืืจื‘ืขื” ืขืฉืจ

arba'a

fourteen

15

ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืขืฉืจ

chamisha

fifteen

16

ืฉื™ืฉื” ืขืฉืจ

shisha

sixteen

17

ืฉื‘ืขื” ืขืฉืจ

shiv'a

seventeen

18

ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืขืฉืจ

shmona

eighteen

19

ืชืฉืขื” ืขืฉืจ

tisha

nineteen

20

ืขืฉืจื™ื

esrim

twenty

30

ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื

shloshim

thirty

40

ืืจื‘ืขื™ื

arba'im

forty

50

ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื

chamishim

fifty

60

ืฉื™ืฉื™ื

shishim

sixty

70

ืฉื‘ืขื™ื

shiv'im

seventy

80

ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื

shmonim

eighty

90

ืชืฉืขื™ื

tish'im

ninety

100

ืžืื”

me'a

hundred

1K

ืืœืฃ

elef

thousand

1M

ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ

milyon

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

โšช

ืœื‘ืŸ

lavan

white

โšซ

ืฉื—ื•ืจ

shachor

black

๐Ÿ”ด

ืื“ื•ื

adom

red

๐Ÿ”ต

ื›ื—ื•ืœ

kaแธฅol

blue

๐ŸŸก

ืฆื”ื•ื‘

tzahov

yellow

๐ŸŸข

ื™ืจื•ืง

yarok

green

๐ŸŸฃ

ืกื’ื•ืœ

sagol

purple

๐ŸŸค

ื—ื•ื

แธฅum

brown

๐ŸŸ 

ื›ืชื•ื

katom

orange

๐ŸŒธ

ื•ืจื•ื“

varod

pink

โญ

ื–ื”ื‘

zahav

gold

๐ŸŒ‘

ื›ืกืฃ

kesef

silver

โ˜๏ธ

ืืคื•ืจ

afor

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

๐Ÿถ

ื›ืœื‘

kelev

dog

๐Ÿฑ

ื—ืชื•ืœ

แธฅatul

cat

๐Ÿด

ืกื•ืก

sus

horse

๐Ÿฎ

ืคืจื”

para

cow

๐Ÿท

ื—ื–ื™ืจ

แธฅazir

pig

๐Ÿฆ

ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ

tzipor

bird

๐ŸŸ

ื“ื’

dag

fish

๐Ÿญ

ืขื›ื‘ืจ

akhbar

mouse

๐ŸฆŠ

ืฉื•ืขืœ

shu'al

fox

๐Ÿ‡

ืืจื ื‘

arnav

rabbit

๐Ÿป

ื“ื•ื‘

dov

bear

๐Ÿผ

ืคื ื“ื”

panda

panda

๐Ÿจ

ืงื•ืืœื”

koala

koala

๐Ÿ˜

ืคื™ืœ

pil

elephant

๐Ÿข

ืฆื‘

tzav

turtle

๐Ÿฆ’

ื’'ื™ืจืคื”

jirafa

giraffe

๐Ÿฆ†

ื‘ืจื•ื•ื–

barvaz

duck

๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ

ืขื›ื‘ื™ืฉ

akavish

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ

ืžืฉืคื—ื”

mishpaแธฅa

family

๐Ÿง”

ื’ื‘ืจ

gever

man

๐Ÿ‘ฉ

ืื™ืฉื”

isha

woman

๐Ÿ‘ฆ

ื™ืœื“

yeled

boy

๐Ÿ‘ง

ื™ืœื“ื”

yalda

girl

๐Ÿ‘ถ

ื™ืœื“

yeled

child

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿฆณ

ืื‘ื

aba

father

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆณ

ืืžื

ima

mother

๐Ÿ‘ด

ืกื‘ื

saba

grandfather

๐Ÿ‘ต

ืกื‘ืชื

savta

grandmother

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿฆฐ

ืื—

aแธฅ

brother

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆฑ

ืื—ื•ืช

aแธฅot

sister

๐Ÿง‘

ื—ื‘ืจ

แธฅaver

friend

๐Ÿ‘ฅ

ืื ืฉื™ื

anashim

people

๐Ÿ™‹

ืื“ื

adam

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

๐Ÿ 

ื‘ื™ืช

bayit

house

๐Ÿข

ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ

binyan

building

๐Ÿซ

ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ

beit

school

๐Ÿช

ื—ื ื•ืช

แธฅanut

store

๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ

ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ

kvish

road

๐ŸŒ†

ืขื™ืจ

ir

city

๐ŸŒณ

ืขืฅ

etz

tree

๐Ÿ’ง

ืžื™ื

mayim

water

โ˜€๏ธ

ืฉืžืฉ

shemesh

sun

โ˜๏ธ

ืขื ืŸ

anan

cloud

๐Ÿ“š

ืกืคืจ

sefer

book

๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ

ืขื˜

et

pen

๐Ÿ“ฑ

ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ

telefon

phone

๐Ÿ”‘

ืžืคืชื—

mafte'aแธฅ

key

๐Ÿš—

ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช

mechonit

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

๐ŸŽ

ืชืคื•ื—

tapuaแธฅ

apple

๐ŸŒ

ื‘ื ื ื”

banana

banana

๐Ÿž

ืœื—ื

leแธฅem

bread

๐Ÿง€

ื’ื‘ื™ื ื”

gvinah

cheese

๐Ÿฅฉ

ื‘ืฉืจ

basar

meat

๐Ÿฅ›

ื—ืœื‘

แธฅalav

milk

โ˜•

ืงืคื”

kafe

coffee

๐Ÿต

ืชื”

te

tea

๐Ÿ’ง

ืžื™ื

mayim

water

๐Ÿบ

ื‘ื™ืจื”

birah

beer

๐Ÿท

ื™ื™ืŸ

yayin

wine

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

ืื•ื›ืœ

okhel

food

๐Ÿณ

ื‘ื™ืฆื”

betzah

egg

๐Ÿš

ืื•ืจื–

orez

rice

๐Ÿฅ•

ื™ืจืงื•ืช

yerakot

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

โ˜€๏ธ

ื™ื•ื

yom

day

๐ŸŒ™

ืœื™ืœื”

layla

night

โฐ

ืฉืขื”

sha'ah

hour

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

ืฉื‘ื•ืข

shavu'a

week

๐Ÿ“…

ื—ื•ื“ืฉ

แธฅodesh

month

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

ืฉื ื”

shanah

year

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

ื™ื•ื ืฉื ื™

yom

Monday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™

yom

Tuesday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

ื™ื•ื ืจื‘ื™ืขื™

yom

Wednesday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

ื™ื•ื ื—ืžื™ืฉื™

yom

Thursday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

ื™ื•ื ืฉื™ืฉื™

yom

Friday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

ืฉื‘ืช

shabat

Saturday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

ื™ื•ื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ

yom

Sunday

๐ŸŒ…

ื‘ื•ืงืจ

boker

morning

๐ŸŒ†

ืขืจื‘

erev

evening

๐Ÿ•›

ืขื›ืฉื™ื•

achshav

now

๐Ÿ”œ

ื‘ืงืจื•ื‘

bekarov

soon

๐Ÿ•’

ื–ืžืŸ

zman

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

ืœื“ื‘ืจ

ledaber

to speak

๐Ÿšถ

ืœืœื›ืช

lalechet

to walk

๐Ÿƒ

ืœืจื•ืฅ

larutz

to run

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

ืœืื›ื•ืœ

le'ekhol

to eat

๐Ÿท

ืœืฉืชื•ืช

lishtot

to drink

๐Ÿ˜ด

ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ

lishon

to sleep

๐Ÿ“–

ืœืงืจื•ื

likro

to read

โœ๏ธ

ืœื›ืชื•ื‘

likhtov

to write

๐Ÿ‘€

ืœืจืื•ืช

lir'ot

to see

๐Ÿ‘‚

ืœืฉืžื•ืข

lishmoa

to hear

๐Ÿ’ญ

ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘

lachshov

to think

๐Ÿค”

ืœื“ืขืช

lada'at

to know

โค๏ธ

ืœืื”ื•ื‘

le'ahav

to love

๐Ÿ‘

ืœืื”ื•ื‘

le'ahav

to like

๐Ÿ‘‹

ืœื‘ื•ื

lavo

to come

๐Ÿšช

ืœืคืชื•ื—

lifto'ach

to open

๐Ÿ”’

ืœืกื’ื•ืจ

lisgor

to close

๐Ÿ’ก

ืœืœืžื•ื“

lilmod

to learn

โž•

ืœืชืช

latet

to give

๐Ÿ’ธ

ืœืงื ื•ืช

liknot

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

๐Ÿ˜Š

ืฉืžื—

same'ach

happy

๐Ÿ˜ข

ืขืฆื•ื‘

atzuv

sad

๐Ÿ˜ 

ื›ื•ืขืก

ko'es

angry

๐Ÿ‘

ื˜ื•ื‘

tov

good

๐Ÿ‘Ž

ืจืข

ra'

bad

โฌ†๏ธ

ื’ื“ื•ืœ

gadol

big

โฌ‡๏ธ

ืงื˜ืŸ

katan

small

๐Ÿ†•

ื—ื“ืฉ

แธฅadash

new

๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ

ื™ืฉืŸ

yashan

old

๐Ÿ’ฏ

ืจื‘ื™ื

rabim

many

๐Ÿค

ืžืขื˜ื™ื

me'atim

few

๐Ÿฅต

ื—ื

แธฅam

hot

๐Ÿฅถ

ืงืจ

kar

cold

๐Ÿ’ช

ื—ื–ืง

แธฅazak

strong

๐Ÿ‘ถ

ื—ืœืฉ

แธฅalash

weak

โœจ

ื™ืคื”

yafeh

beautiful

๐Ÿ‘น

ืžื›ื•ืขืจ

mekho'ar

ugly

โœ…

ื ื›ื•ืŸ

nakon

correct

โŒ

ืฉื’ื•ื™

shagui

wrong

โšก

ืžื”ื™ืจ

mahir

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

โž•

ื•

ve

and

โžก๏ธ

ืื‘ืœ

aval

but

๐Ÿ‘‰

ืื•

o

or

๐Ÿค”

ื›ื™

ki

because

๐Ÿ‘‰

ืื–

az

so

๐Ÿคจ

ืขื ื–ืืช

im

however

๐Ÿค”

ืœื›ืŸ

lakhen

therefore

โž•

ื’ื

gam

also

๐Ÿ•’

ื›ืืฉืจ

ka'asher

when

๐Ÿค”

ืื

im

if

๐Ÿ•’

ืœืคื ื™

lifney

before

๐Ÿ•’

ืื—ืจื™

aแธฅarei

after

๐Ÿ•’

ืžืื–

me'az

since

๐Ÿ•’

ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™

tokh

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ

ืžื•ืจื”

morah

teacher

๐Ÿง‘โ€โš•๏ธ

ืจื•ืคื

rofe

doctor

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป

ืžื”ื ื“ืก

mehandes

engineer

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ

ืฉืฃ

shef

chef

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŒพ

ื—ืงืœืื™

แธฅaklai

farmer

๐Ÿ‘ฎ

ืฉื•ื˜ืจ

shoter

police officer

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽจ

ืืžืŸ

oman

artist

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ

ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืžืฉืจื“

oved

office worker

๐Ÿ”ฌ

ืžื“ืขืŸ

madสฟan

scientist

๐Ÿ›’

ืžื•ื›ืจ

mokher

salesperson

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