‹ Hebrew decksMost common Hebrew words 1001–2000
1000 words, in teaching order
הִגְבִּירto strengthen; to increase
Hif'il verb
רִמּוֹןpomegranate (the fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart); pomegranate-shaped decoration on the priestly robe; grenade (a small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket)
Masculine noun
שִׁכְבָהlayer, stratum, seam, coating, film
Feminine noun
זְרוֹעַarm; tentacle; zeroa
Feminine noun
סוֹכֵןAn agent: one who acts on behalf of an organization.; An official serving in a house or palace.
Masculine noun
חַיִלcorps; army; valiance, valor, virtue
Masculine noun
כִּפֵּרto cover; to pardon sin, forgive; to obtain forgiveness; to expiate an offense; to make expiation for an offender, to free from charge; to appease one who has been injured, e.g. by paying a fee
Pi'el verb
ז״לOf blessed memory, may he/she/they rest in peace; used after a reference to one or more deceased people.
Adjective
הִתְעַלֵּםto hide oneself; to ignore: to act as if something were not the case
Hitpa'el verb
נָבִיאprophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration)
Masculine noun
שָׁלֵםcomplete, intact
Adjective
מֶסֶרa message, a theme
Masculine noun
יוֹרֶהA (male) shooter.; The first rain of the year.
Masculine noun
שְׁטוּתnonsense, drivel, idiocy, bullcrap, poppycock
Feminine noun
שְׁלִילִיNegative: bad, not good.; Negative: less than zero.; Negative: no.; Negative: not finding a positive result.
Adjective
מַטָּהdown, downwards, below; below, earthly
Adverb
מָדַדTo measure: to determine the size of.
Pa'al verb
כַּתָּבa newspaper correspondent, a reporter
Masculine noun
חָטַףto grab; to kidnap; to receive a hit, blow
Pa'al verb
הִפְנִיםTo absorb, to assimilate mentally: to incorporate knowledge or information into the mind.; To internalize: to incorporate thoughts/feelings in oneself.
Hif'il verb
טִילrocket, missile
Masculine noun
רוֹצֵחַa killer, a murderer; a cut-throat person
Masculine noun
פֵּרֵשׁto interpret; to specify
Pi'el verb
יְצִיאָהexit (a place to exit); exit, leaving, departure, the act of walking
Feminine noun
נָשָׁהTo forget; To act as a usurer, to lend on interest.
Pa'al verb
מְקוּבָּלa mekubbal, a kabbalist, one who studies the mystical traditions of Kabbalah
Masculine noun
אִזֵּןto level, to balance
Pi'el verb
נָבַלto wither, wilt, dry out; to lose joy and interest in life
Pa'al verb
תְּכוּנָהattribute, characteristic, property
Feminine noun
פָּלִיטrefugee; one that escaped, survivor
Masculine noun
יוּבַלA tributary: a stream or river that empties into another stream or river.
Masculine noun
רִשּׁוּםregistry, registration; notation; drawing
Masculine noun
מִהֵרto hurry; to be fast (of a watch)
Pi'el verb
פָּסוּקverse, passage; sentence, phrase
Masculine noun
טַיָּסpilot (a person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft)
Masculine noun
הִפִּילto drop (something); to throw (something), to throw (something) down; to thwart, impede, obstruct; to destroy, bring down; to defeat; to shoot down (such as an idea or suggestion); to miscarry, abort; to knock over, make fall, bring down; to impose upon someone
Hif'il verb
פָּקַדto count; to visit, befall, remember; to muster troops, to assemble, to summon
Pa'al verb
פִּטֵּרto fire, lay off, terminate, terminate the employment of
Pi'el verb
מִמֵּשׁto implement, to realize
Pi'el verb
מֻצְלָחsuccessful (beneficial; worthwhile)
Adjective
רָעָהSomething bad: an evil, tragedy, harm, disaster.
Feminine noun
יֹקֶרcostliness
Masculine noun
חֶבְרֶהFriends, gang, guys, a group of friends.
Noun
אָיֹםthreatening, frightening, terrifying; terrible, unbearable
Adjective
שָׂרַףto burn; to use up, waste
Pa'al verb
סַרְטָןcancer (a disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (often rapid) proliferation); crab (any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace)
Masculine noun
סֶגֶלpersonnel (employees, office staff); violet (flower)
Masculine noun
אָהוּבA loved one.; A lover.
Masculine noun
הִתְחַבֵּרTo connect (to).; To befriend
Hitpa'el verb
נִתְקַלto bump into, run into, encounter, come across
Nif'al verb
בִּסֵּסto establish, to found
Pi'el verb
כִּבָּהto extinguish, to put out (a fire, cigarette, etc.); to turn off (a light, machine, etc.)
Pi'el verb
מְלָאכָהsending, commission; occupation, business; work, labor; service; handicrafts; Any activity forbidden on Shabbat and other holy days; matter, stuff, thing
Feminine noun
שִׂיכּוּלtransposition, placing crosswise, crossing one's limbs; metathesis
Masculine noun
רוֹמָןa novel (of any genre); a romance, a love affair (usually adulterous)
Masculine noun
עֵדָהa group (as in ethnic group); a company assembled together by appointment.
Feminine noun
הָיְנוּthat is, which means, in other words
Conjunction
אָסִירA (male) prisoner, inmate, captive, bondsman.
Masculine noun
עִסְקִיbusiness; businesslike
Adjective
הוֹרָהto instruct, teach
Hif'il verb
הִשְׁלִיטto impose (of rules, order, etc.)
Hif'il verb
אַתֶּןYou, y'all, you guys: the second-person feminine plural subject pronoun.
Pronoun
פֶּשַׁעfelony, transgression; a rebellious sin, done for the purpose of opposing God and not for its own benefit
Masculine noun
חִנָּםThe state of being free (obtainable without payment).; Something that is free (obtainable without payment).; The state of being in vain, for nought, pointless.
Adverb
נִמְלַטto flee, escape; be a fugitive
Nif'al verb
הָלְאָהalong, forward, onward, next; farther, further, beyond; away, off, hence
Adverb
מְנָיָהshare of a stock of a company
Feminine noun
צְעִירָהA young woman, a female youth.
Feminine noun
חֻפְשָׁהvacation (US), holiday (UK); emancipation
Feminine noun