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Hebrew vocabulary: animals and plants

Dogs, cats, farm animals and wild animals, trees and flowers: animals and plants in Hebrew.

Here are 100 Hebrew words on “Animals and plants”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 32 words

HebrewEnglish
דובbear
דבורהbee
ענףbranch
שורbull
כלובcage
חתולcat
פרהcow
פילelephant
זבובfly
שועלfox
שיערfur
עזgoat
אווזgoose
דשאgrass
תרנגולתhen
סוסhorse
עלהleaf
קוףmonkey
חזירpig
יונהpigeon
צמחplant
גור כלביםpuppy
ארנבrabbit
ורדrose
עכבישspider
זנבtail
לעוףto fly
לשחותto swim
צבturtle
לווייתןwhale
כנףwing
זאבwolf

Level 2: medium 43 words

HebrewEnglish
נמלהant
גיריתbadger
קליפת עץbark
בונהbeaver
כוורתbeehive
חיפושיתbeetle
ניצןbud
שיחbush
קקטוסcactus
אלמוגcoral
תניןcrocodile
עלווהfoliage
גורילהgorilla
אוגרhamster
קיפודhedgehog
היפופוטםhippopotamus
קרןhorn
קואלהkoala
פרת משה רבנוladybird
לבנדרlavender
רצועהlead
לטאהlizard
סוסהmare
חפרפרתmole
יתושmosquito
טחבmoss
מטעorchard
סחלבorchid
דקלpalm tree
תוכיparrot
כפהpaw
אבקהpollen
טורףpredator
טרףprey
חילזוןsnail
דרורsparrow
כוכב יםstarfish
חמנייהsunflower
קוץthorn
לזחולto crawl
גפןvine
עשב שוטהweed
חזיר ברwild boar

Level 3: hard 25 words

HebrewEnglish
דו-חיamphibian
שחרורblackbird
תאוbuffalo
אוכל בשרcarnivore
פרווהcoat of fur
פקעתcocoon
גמל חד-דבשתיdromedary
שרךfern
אנפהheron
קיסוסivy
זחלlarva
שושנת העמקיםlily of the valley
עקעקmagpie
צפצפהpoplar
אילramAdult male of the flock
זוחלreptile
מוהלsap
לנבוחto bark
לגעותto moo
לצהולto neigh
לשאוגto roar
לשרוטto scratch
לבייתto tame
לנבולto wilt
סמורweasel

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How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Hebrew words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 70 at the easy level, 93 at the medium level and 54 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?
With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Hebrew vocabulary?
By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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