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100 essential Hebrew verbs

100 Hebrew words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.

Core verbs 100 words

HebrewEnglish
להגידto say
לקרואto read
לצחוקto laugh
להרוגto kill
לראותto see
להיותto be
לעזורto help
ללכתto go
להיות ל-to have
ליצורto create
לעשותto do
לשחקto play
לשלםto pay
להחזיקto hold
למשוךto pull
לבואto come
לחיותto live
לשתותto drink
להאמיןto believe
להיות חייבto have to
לתתto give
להיכנסto enter
לנצחto win
לאכולto eat
לשיםto put
לעלותto go upGo upwards
למותto die
לפתוחto open
לדברto speak
לעזובto leave
לעבורto pass
לחשובto think
לאבדto lose
לשאתto carryHave on you, carry around
להישארto stayNot change place or state
לדעתto knowHave a piece of information or a skill
לצאתto go out
לעקוב אחריto follow
ליפולto fall
למכורto sell
לכתובto write
להימנע מ-to avoid
לישוןto sleep
לסגורto close
להצילto rescue
להרגישto feelPerceive a physical sensation or an emotion
לקנותto buy
לקרוא ל-to call
לעצורto stop
לשנותto change
לבחורto choose
להפוך ל-to becomeChange from one state to another
לשלוחto send
לנסותto try
להשאירto leave behind
להראותto show
להשיגto obtain
לשכוחto forget
להיות מסוגלto be able to
לקחתto takeTake hold of something
לחזור הביתהto go home
לחזורto come backCome back to where you were, towards the speaker
למצואto find
לרצותto want
להקשיבto listen
להחליטto decide
לקוותto hopeWish that something will happen
צריךto be necessary
ללכת ברגלto walk
להצליחto succeed
לקחתto take alongTake someone along with you
להיראותto seemGive an impression, suggest that
לחכותto waitBe patient, let time pass
לחפשto look for
לבקשto ask
לשמועto hear
לחלוקto share
לשמור עלto protect
לקבלto receiveBe given or sent something
להסתכלto watch
לענותto answer
להשתמש ב-to use
לקבלto acceptSay yes to what is offered
להביאto bringBring something towards the speaker
לספרto tellNarrate, tell a story
לתמוך ב-to support
להעדיףto prefer
ללמודto learnGain new knowledge or a new skill
להגיע ל-to reach
להתחילto start
להכירto be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something
להמשיךto continue
להסבירto explain
להביןto understand
לבנותto build
לפגושto meet
לעבודto work
ללכת לישוןto go to bed
לזכורto remember
לגמורto finish

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