Hebrew vocabulary: verb patterns
To need, to be about to, to remember: the Hebrew verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.
Here are 100 Hebrew words on “Verb patterns”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 39 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| להסכים ל- | to agree to |
| לענות ל- | to answer to |
| להיות מסוגל ל- | to be able to |
| לפחד מ- | to be afraid of |
| להיות רשאי ל- | to be allowed to |
| לייחס חשיבות ל- | to be keen on |
| להיות מחויב ל- | to be obliged to |
| להיות אחראי ל- | to be responsible for |
| לשמש ל- | to be used for |
| להיות מודע ל- | to become aware of |
| להתחיל ל- | to begin to |
| להמשיך | to carry on |
| לבחור ל- | to choose to |
| להיכנס | to come in |
| להסתדר בלי | to do without |
| לגלות | to find outLearn a piece of information |
| לסיים ל- | to finish doing |
| לצאת | to get out |
| לגרום ל- | to give rise to |
| להסתלק | to go away |
| לחזור פנימה | to go back inside |
| לעבור דרך | to go through |
| זה עתה | to have just done |
| לעזור ל- | to help to |
| ללמוד ל- | to learn to |
| להסתכל על | to look at |
| לצאת מזה | to pull through |
| לשים קץ ל- | to put an end to |
| לסמוך על | to rely on |
| להפגין | to show evidence of |
| לפתוח ב- | to start doing |
| להיעצר | to stop |
| לחדול מ- | to stop doing |
| להצליח ל- | to succeed inManage to do something |
| להביא בחשבון | to take into account |
| להשתתף ב- | to take part in |
| לבטוח ב- | to trust |
| לנסות ל- | to try to |
| להשתמש ב- | to use |
Level 2: medium 40 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| להיות עלול ל- | to be likely to |
| לצחצח שיניים | to brush one’s teeth |
| להירגע | to calm down |
| לדאוג ל- | to care about |
| להתרחש | to come about |
| להיתקל ב- | to come across |
| להחליט ל- | to decide to |
| לחלום על | to dream of |
| להירדם | to fall asleep |
| לריב | to fall out |
| להשתעמם | to get bored |
| ללכת לאיבוד | to get lost |
| להתחתן | to get married |
| לרדת מ- | to get off |
| לעלות על | to get on |
| להתכונן ל- | to get ready to |
| להחזיר | to give back |
| לוותר | to give up |
| לגשת לעניין | to go about it |
| לחזור על | to go over |
| למהר | to hurry up |
| להצטרף ל- | to join in |
| להשגיח על | to keep an eye on |
| לשמור על | to look afterSee to someone’s well-being |
| לגמור אומר | to make up one’s mind |
| להציע ל- | to offer to |
| לשים לב ל- | to pay attention to |
| להבטיח ל- | to promise to |
| ללבוש | to put on |
| לסבול | to put up with |
| להחלים | to recover |
| לשבת | to sit down |
| להיפרד | to split up |
| להסתער על | to tackle |
| להעסיק | to take on |
| להרהר ב- | to think over |
| לכבות | to turn off |
| להתעורר | to wake up |
| להתרחץ | to wash oneself |
| לדאוג | to worry |
Level 3: hard 21 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| להיעזר ב- | to call upon |
| להיות תלוי ב- | to depend on |
| להיות ראוי ל- | to deserve to |
| לעודד ל- | to encourage to |
| להסתדר עם | to get along |
| ללכת ל- | to go to |
| לחלק | to hand out |
| לרסן | to hold back |
| להיפצע | to hurt oneself |
| להודיע על | to inform of |
| להתעקש על | to insist on |
| להזמין ל- | to invite to |
| לצפות בקוצר רוח ל- | to look forward to |
| ללעוג | to make fun |
| להדוף | to push back |
| לסרב ל- | to refuse to |
| להצטער על | to regret |
| לחשוד ב- | to suspect |
| לקחת על עצמו | to take charge of |
| לדחות | to turn downRefuse, not accept |
| להתפשט | to undress |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Hebrew words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 32 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.
