100 advanced Hebrew words
100 Hebrew words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.
Grammar 18 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| להכחיש | to deny |
| להעז | to dare |
| לרשום | to write down |
| בשל | ripe |
| בלוי | worn out |
| מבושל | cooked |
| אמנם | admittedly |
| בנימוס | politely |
| באופן ניכר | distinctly |
| בקיצור | briefly |
| לנוכח | faced with |
| מוכן ל- | ready to |
| ש- | whose |
| שלי | minePossessive pronoun, used on its own |
| שלך | yoursPossessive pronoun, used on its own |
| להדליק | to turn on |
| לדחות | to turn downRefuse, not accept |
| לרסן | to hold back |
Everyday life 58 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| חסר נימוס | ill mannered |
| נזיפה | reproach |
| להפריע | to disturb |
| אונקייה | ounce |
| וולט | volt |
| ואט | watt |
| שחר | dawn |
| לתארך | to date |
| הקדמה | advance |
| טחול | spleen |
| חך | palate |
| עורק | artery |
| חבורה | bruise |
| דלקת אוזניים | ear infection |
| דלקת גרון | throat infection |
| כלה | daughter in lawWife of one’s son |
| אלמן | widower |
| אב קדמון | ancestor |
| מבוכה | embarrassment |
| צייתן | docile |
| גס רוח | rude |
| מעקה | handrail |
| וילון גלילה | blind |
| קולט אדים | cooker hood |
| פצירה | file |
| מלחציים | vice |
| פלס | level |
| קפל | pleat |
| פרקה | parka |
| כפכפים | flip flops |
| טימין | thyme |
| פילה | fillet |
| מולה | mussel |
| פומפייה | grater |
| סיבים | fibre |
| למדוד כמות | to measure out |
| מע״מ | value added tax |
| תעודת זיכוי | credit note |
| הורדת מחיר | price reduction |
| ביוב | sewer |
| מנזר | abbey |
| ללכת לאורך | to go along |
| ג׳ק | jack |
| מכסה מנוע | bonnet |
| דוושה | pedal |
| בית נופש | holiday cottage |
| עצירת ביניים | stopover |
| מקדמה | deposit payment |
| דיונה | dune |
| ערפילית | mist |
| דלתה | delta |
| עקעק | magpie |
| פרעוש | flea |
| מוהל | sap |
| תכול | azure |
| אוקר | ochre |
| לשונית | tab |
| סימנייה | bookmark |
Fields 24 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| דבק | glue |
| גיר | chalk |
| חברת בת | subsidiary |
| להניע | to motivate |
| נהג מלגזה | forklift driver |
| מוכר יין | wine merchant |
| שכיבת סמיכה | press up |
| שחייה חופשית | front crawl |
| כלי משחק | piece |
| קרוסלה | merry go round |
| פנטומימה | mime |
| פחד במה | stage fright |
| זכוכית מגדלת | magnifying glass |
| אקסיומה | axiom |
| אדמת בור | fallow land |
| מתאן | methane |
| נכס | asset |
| נייר ערך | security |
| אליבי | alibi |
| חוק עזר | local order |
| קלפי | ballot box |
| בן ערובה | hostage |
| עמוד ראשון | front page |
| באזז | buzz |
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