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
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| דוב | bear |
| דבורה | bee |
| ענף | branch |
| שור | bull |
| כלוב | cage |
| חתול | cat |
| פרה | cow |
| פיל | elephant |
| זבוב | fly |
| שועל | fox |
| שיער | fur |
| עז | goat |
| אווז | goose |
| דשא | grass |
| תרנגולת | hen |
| סוס | horse |
| עלה | leaf |
| קוף | monkey |
| חזיר | pig |
| יונה | pigeon |
| צמח | plant |
| גור כלבים | puppy |
| ארנב | rabbit |
| ורד | rose |
| עכביש | spider |
| זנב | tail |
| לעוף | to fly |
| לשחות | to swim |
| צב | turtle |
| לווייתן | whale |
| כנף | wing |
| זאב | wolf |
Level 2: medium 43 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| נמלה | ant |
| גירית | badger |
| קליפת עץ | bark |
| בונה | beaver |
| כוורת | beehive |
| חיפושית | beetle |
| ניצן | bud |
| שיח | bush |
| קקטוס | cactus |
| אלמוג | coral |
| תנין | crocodile |
| עלווה | foliage |
| גורילה | gorilla |
| אוגר | hamster |
| קיפוד | hedgehog |
| היפופוטם | hippopotamus |
| קרן | horn |
| קואלה | koala |
| פרת משה רבנו | ladybird |
| לבנדר | lavender |
| רצועה | lead |
| לטאה | lizard |
| סוסה | mare |
| חפרפרת | mole |
| יתוש | mosquito |
| טחב | moss |
| מטע | orchard |
| סחלב | orchid |
| דקל | palm tree |
| תוכי | parrot |
| כפה | paw |
| אבקה | pollen |
| טורף | predator |
| טרף | prey |
| חילזון | snail |
| דרור | sparrow |
| כוכב ים | starfish |
| חמנייה | sunflower |
| קוץ | thorn |
| לזחול | to crawl |
| גפן | vine |
| עשב שוטה | weed |
| חזיר בר | wild boar |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| דו-חי | amphibian |
| שחרור | blackbird |
| תאו | buffalo |
| אוכל בשר | carnivore |
| פרווה | coat of fur |
| פקעת | cocoon |
| גמל חד-דבשתי | dromedary |
| שרך | fern |
| אנפה | heron |
| קיסוס | ivy |
| זחל | larva |
| שושנת העמקים | lily of the valley |
| עקעק | magpie |
| צפצפה | poplar |
| איל | ramAdult male of the flock |
| זוחל | reptile |
| מוהל | sap |
| לנבוח | to bark |
| לגעות | to moo |
| לצהול | to neigh |
| לשאוג | to roar |
| לשרוט | to scratch |
| לביית | to tame |
| לנבול | to wilt |
| סמור | weasel |
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Frequently asked questions
- 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.
- Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Hebrew vocabulary on iPhone.
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