‹ Hebrew decksMost common Hebrew words 2001–4000
2000 words, in teaching order
כֶּתֶרa crown (royal headdress); a krone, krona (currency of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden)
Masculine noun
נֶאֱסַרto be bound, to be tied; to be prohibited, to be forbidden; to be imprisoned
Nif'al verb
גָּאַלto redeem; to free, deliver, emancipate
Pa'al verb
יִבֵּשׁto dry, to dry out: to cause to become dry
Pi'el verb
כֵּהֶהdark (deep in hue)
Adjective
פֶּצַעphysical wound, injury, cut
Masculine noun
נָקַבto pierce, perforate, bore; to appoint, to specify, to distinguish; to curse, blaspheme
Pa'al verb
הַעֲבָרָהA transfer: the act of transferring (money, a population, an embassy, etc.).; Transference: a theoretical phenomenon involving unconscious redirection of feelings from one object to another.
Feminine noun
חֹזֶקstrength
Masculine noun
אֵתshovel; spade
Masculine noun
קֻצַּרTo be shortened: to be made shorter.
Pu'al verb
עוניpoverty (the quality or state of being indigent); affliction
Masculine noun
פִּסְגָּהa summit, peak (the highest point of a mountain); a summit (a meeting of highest-level officials)
Feminine noun
שָׁלִישׁA lieutenant.; An agent.; A third party.
Masculine noun
מְבֻגָּרadult, grown up, mature
Adjective
רִצָּהto satisfy, to please, to placate
Pi'el verb
עָפָרearth, dirt; dust; ashes
Masculine noun
פָּרָשָׁהparashah (one of 54 sections of the Torah read weekly by religious Jews, particularly in the synagogue on the morning of the Jewish Sabbath); matter, issue
Feminine noun
הֶחְרִיםTo confiscate.; To boycott.
Hif'il verb
תֶּלֶםa furrow, a ridge (a bank or terrace)
Masculine noun
יַזָּםmale entrepreneur
Masculine noun
זָעִירtiny, little, minute ("very small").
Adjective
אָהוּבloved, beloved; favorite
Adjective
נֹהַלprocedure, protocol
Masculine noun
דָּגֵשׁdagesh (a symbol used in Hebrew script to denote a geminated consonant, or a consonant pronounced as a plosive as opposed to as a fricative) (ִ◌ּ); emphasis
Masculine noun
הֵ״אhe, hei, hey (the fifth letter of the various Semitic alphabets including Hebrew)
Feminine noun
דְּרוֹרliberty, freedom; swallow; sparrow
Masculine noun
הֵרִיץto make to run; to run
Hif'il verb
מָלto circumcise
Pa'al verb
לְפֶתַעsuddenly, all of a sudden
Adverb
חֲלִיפָהsuit (a set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman); A change (of garments), a replacement.
Feminine noun
בִּזְמַנּוֹat the time; at that time; in someone's time
Prepositional phrase
חִרְבֵּןto cause failure, to ruin, to spoil, to fuck something up; to shit, to defecate; to not give a shit
Pi'el verb
בִּזָּהTo degrade, to despise, to abuse: defective spelling of ביזה.
Pi'el verb
בּוֹסA (male) boss, manager, supervisor: a (male) person who directs and supervises someone's work.; A (male) authority: a (male) person who makes decisions in an area.; A term of address for a (male) friend.
Masculine noun
חַקְלָאִיagricultural (of or pertaining to agriculture); violent, with many characters dying.
Adjective
אֵפֶקְטeffect (outcome of a cause)
Masculine noun
בֶּכִיcrying, weeping
Masculine noun
סְצֵנָהscene; A part from a story that stands by itself and is a part of a complete fiction writing or film.; The location of an event that attracts attention.; A dramatic and exaggerated behaviour, an act that brings unnecessary attention to oneself, especially through a public expression (as in to make a scene).
Feminine noun
נִפֵּץsmash, shatter, break, destroy; detonate; explode
Pi'el verb
דַּיָּרtenant, lodger
Masculine noun
הִפְחִיתto reduce, lower, decrease
Hif'il verb
חָלִילָהfar be it, it is forbidden, it would be a desecration; God forbid, heaven forbid
Interjection
אֶקְדָּחa handgun, pistol, revolver
Masculine noun
חֻבַּרto be joined, to be connected, to be attached; to be added; to be composed, to be written
Pu'al verb
הֻכַּרto be recognized
Huf'al verb
נוֹרָאִיTerrible, horrible, awful: extremely bad.
Adjective
מוֹנִיתtaxi, cab, taxicab
Feminine noun
נַחֲלָהestate, territory; legacy; inheritance, estate; yahrzeit
Feminine noun
תְּעָלָהa ditch, a moat, a canal
Feminine noun
בָּרָאTo create (when act of a deity).
Pa'al verb
הוֹוֶהpresent time, now; present tense
Masculine noun
הֲרִיסָהdestruction, demolition; a destruction, a demolition
Feminine noun
מְסִלָּהtrack, railway; path
Feminine noun
מִתְקָפָהAn offensive, a military offensive: an invasion, an aggressive attack.
Feminine noun
נָדַדto wander, to roam; to migrate
Pa'al verb
נְסִיכָהprincess; female second-generation politician
Feminine noun
צַדִּיקtzaddik (a very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader); A title for a Hassidic rabbi: Tzadik
Masculine noun
הִתְאַמֵּןto practice, to train; to work out, to exercise
Hitpa'el verb
חֲמוֹרjackass, donkey (a domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse); jackass (foolish person); sawhorse
Masculine noun
שְׁלִישׁA third: one of three equal parts.
Masculine noun
הוֹלִיךְto lead, to guide; to conduct
Hif'il verb
נְקָמָהrevenge, vengeance
Feminine noun
רָבto contend, dispute; To shoot.
Pa'al verb
נָאצִיNazi: of or pertaining to the German Nazi Party, its members, its period in power, etc.
Adjective
נֶאֱמַןto be true or reliable; to be believed
Nif'al verb
הֶסְפֵּקyield; output; power
Masculine noun
מוֹלָדnativity; time when new moon occurs
Masculine noun
הִשְׁמִיןto gain weight, to get fat
Hif'il verb
הִסִּיעַto transport; to give (someone) a ride/lift
Hif'il verb