Hebrew vocabulary: weather and nature
Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in Hebrew.
Here are 100 Hebrew words on “Weather and landscapes”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 33 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| גובה | altitude |
| חוף | beach |
| מערה | cave |
| ענן | cloud |
| קו חוף | coast |
| מדבר | desert |
| שדה | field |
| יער | forest |
| גבעה | hill |
| אופק | horizon |
| אי | island |
| אגם | lake |
| נהר | large riverFlows into the sea |
| נעים | mild |
| הר | mountain |
| צפון | north |
| שביל | path |
| מישור | plain |
| יובל | riverFlows into another river |
| חול | sand |
| צל | shade |
| גדה | shoreEdge of a river or lake |
| שמיים | sky |
| שלג | snowNoun, the flakes themselves |
| דרום | south |
| מעיין | spring |
| סערה | storm |
| שמש | sun |
| גל | waveRising and falling movement of the water surface |
| מזג אוויר | weather |
| מערב | west |
| רוח | wind |
| חורשה | wood |
Level 2: medium 43 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| אקלים צחיח | arid climate |
| מפרצון | bay |
| קניון | canyon |
| צוק | cliff |
| מעונן | cloudy |
| רוח פרצים | draught |
| בצורת | drought |
| עונה יבשה | dry season |
| התפרצות | eruption |
| שיטפון | flood |
| קפוא | freezing |
| קרחון | glacier |
| ערוץ | gorge |
| צלע הר | hillside |
| לחות | humidity |
| הוריקן | hurricane |
| לגונה | lagoon |
| מכת ברק | lightning strike |
| ביצה | marsh |
| אחו | meadow |
| מעבר הרים | mountain pass |
| אגמון | pond |
| לחץ | pressure |
| קשת בענן | rainbow |
| גשום | rainy |
| נקיק | ravine |
| שונית | reef |
| מדרון | slope |
| פתית שלג | snowflake |
| מצר | strait |
| שטוף שמש | sunny |
| אדמת ביצות | swamp |
| אקלים ממוזג | temperate climate |
| תוואי שטח | terrain |
| סופת רעמים | thunderstorm |
| גאות ושפל | tide |
| להתקרר | to cool down |
| לרדת גשם | to rain |
| לזרוח | to shine |
| להתחמם | to warm up |
| טורנדו | tornado |
| מפל | waterfall |
| תחזית מזג אוויר | weather forecast |
Level 3: hard 24 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| אנטי-ציקלון | anticyclone |
| מפולת שלגים | avalanche |
| קרח על הכביש | black ice |
| קרירות | coolness |
| ציקלון | cyclone |
| דיונה | dune |
| ציפוי כפור | frost coating |
| קרחת יער | glade |
| קרח ים | ice floe |
| קרחון צף | iceberg |
| שקע ברומטרי | low pressure area |
| נעימות | mildness |
| ערפילית | mist |
| מונסון | monsoon |
| גדה | riverbankSlope along the side of a river |
| ערימת שלג | snowdrift |
| ערבה | steppe |
| ממטר פתאומי | sudden shower |
| להתבהר | to brighten up |
| לרדת ברד | to hail |
| לרדת גשם זלעפות | to pour down |
| טונדרה | tundra |
| נקודת תצפית | viewpoint |
| סוער | windy |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Hebrew words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 50 at the easy level, 66 at the medium level and 36 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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