‹ Hebrew decksMost common Hebrew words 2001–4000
2000 words, in teaching order
פֻּלְחָןcult (devotion to a saint); rite, ritual
Masculine noun
אַמָּהforearm; Hebrew cubit, usually 44.3 cm (17½ in) but sometimes 51.8 cm (20.4 in); middle finger; penis; canal
Feminine noun
שָׁגוּיincorrect; erroneous; mistaken
Adjective
מִצְרִיEgyptian (person)
Masculine noun
מַצָּעbedding; subbase, substrate, medium; platform
Masculine noun
נָקַםto take revenge, to avenge
Pa'al verb
כְּרַךְlarge city, metropolis; metropolitan area
Masculine noun
טְרָאוּמָהA trauma: a serious injury to the body.; Trauma: serious emotional injury.
Feminine noun
טַבָּחbutcher (person who prepares meat for a living); cook, chef
Masculine noun
חֲגִיגִיCelebratory: of, pertaining to, or in the manner of celebration.
Adjective
מַדָּףA shelf; a bookshelf; a store shelf.; A flap, an airplane wing flap.
Masculine noun
סָחַטwring, squeeze, press out; wring, extort, blackmail
Pa'al verb
בִּיּוֹלוֹגְיָהbiology (the study of all life or living matter)
Feminine noun
חַףfree (of), innocent (of)
Adjective
מֹתֶןhip, waist
Masculine noun
חָלוּקDivided, disunited.
Adjective
פּוֹלbroad bean, fava bean, fava (Vicia faba)
Masculine noun
פִּרְנֵסto support, to sustain (someone)
Pi'el verb
מִנְזָרmonastery (a residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows); convent, abbey
Masculine noun
חִבֵּקto hug (embrace)
Pi'el verb
יִשֵּׂםto apply, to implement
Pi'el verb
מַלְכוּתִיRoyal: of or pertaining to royalty.; Royal, kingly, queenly, majestic: in the manner of royalty.
Adjective
הֶעֱצִיםto strengthen, to make numerous; to close (one's eyes); to nominalize, to (turn into a) noun
Hif'il verb
רָטֹבwet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid), moist, sapful (sap of plants)
Adjective
צִלְצֵלchime, ring, sound; call
Pi'el verb
בָּארbar, pub (place where alcohol is served)
Masculine noun
נֶחְלַקto be divided; to disagree
Nif'al verb
לֵיְזֶרA laser: a device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.; A Laser: a member of a class of small sailing dinghy.
Masculine noun
דֶּרֶגa grade, a level, an echelon
Masculine noun
פֶּלֶגstream, brook, tributary; section, part; faction
Masculine noun
נָסַחto tear down; to tear away a person
Pa'al verb
תַּקְרִיתincident; clash, disturbance, skirmish
Feminine noun
צָפַןto hide; to treasure up
Pa'al verb
מְזֻיָּףfalse, spurious, artificial
Adjective
אַרְגָּזbox with golden gifts of the Philistines; crate, box
Masculine noun
נַיָּדmobile; portable
Adjective
שָׁקוּףtransparent, see-through, clear
Adjective
שְׁוָאshva (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign written as two vertical dots beneath a letter, in Israeli Hebrew indicating either the phoneme /e/ or the complete absence of a vowel) (ִ◌ְ); schwa (unstressed vowel sound)
Masculine noun
פְּלָסְטִיקplastic: a solid polymer material
Masculine noun
נָקַשׁto strike, to knock
Pa'al verb
הִתְגַּיֵּסto enlist, to volunteer; to be recruited
Hitpa'el verb
בּוּרוּתignorance; illiteracy
Feminine noun
הִתְוַדֵּעַto present or reveal oneself; to become known; to introduce oneself, to become acquainted, to make the acquaintance of
Hitpa'el verb
מִכְלוֹלa whole, entirety; a complex; an ensemble; bolt carrier
Masculine noun
נָטַרto guard (chiefly vineyards); to cherish anger, to bear a grudge
Pa'al verb
רָקֶטָהrocket; racquet
Feminine noun
בֹּרִיתsoapwort, any plant of the genus Saponaria; soap, a cleansing substance
Feminine noun
לַקnail polish
Masculine noun
חוֹרֵגstep- used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent
Adjective
צָפוּףcompact, dense; crowded
Adjective
נִטֵּלto lift, raise
Pi'el verb
הַלְוָיָהaccompaniment; funeral, funeral procession
Feminine noun
פּוֹלָנִיmale Pole (a person from Poland or of Polish descent)
Masculine noun
אֱגוֹזwalnut; nut (hard-shelled seed)
Masculine noun
מִנּוּחַterminology, nomenclature
Masculine noun
תָּרto explore; to seek
Pa'al verb
הֵאִיץto speed up, to accelerate; to urge someone on
Hif'il verb
יִדֵּעַto inform; to make definite
Pi'el verb
חִסָּכוֹןsaving (reduction in cost)
Masculine noun
לַחַןA tune (as the tune of a song), a melody.
Masculine noun
מַהְפְּכָןrevolutionary, revolutionist
Masculine noun
מָרוֹםheight, peak, summit; heavens, sky
Masculine noun
קְרִיטִיCritical: important, significant, urgent.
Adjective
הִגְשִׁיםto realize, fulfill (a dream or plan)
Verb
פְּלָדָהThe meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: related to steel, metal, etc.; steel (an artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness)
Feminine noun
פֶּגַעa wound, an injury
Masculine noun
פָקוּלְטָהfaculty (a division of a university or college); faculty, academic staff
Feminine noun
רִאשׁוֹןone of the Rishonim, Jewish sages after the Geonim but prior to the Shulchan Aruch; יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן (yóm rishón, “Sunday”)
Masculine noun
כַּלְכַּלsteward, purser; chief flight attendant, chief flight steward
Masculine noun
אֲחֹתוֹHis/its sister: defective spelling of אֲחוֹתוֹ: singular form of אֲחוֹת (akhót) with third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as possessor.
Noun
גֵּרָהto sexually stimulate, arouse, tease; to irritate, agitate, annoy, frustrate; to egg on, to provoke to improper or violent behavior
Pi'el verb
רַףbar; threshold, standard, benchmark
Masculine noun
פַּזtop quality gold.; The color gold.; Advantageous, favourable; rare and expensive.
Masculine noun
הִתְנַחֲלוּתsettlement (a colony newly established; a place or region newly settled)
Feminine noun
קְרוֹבָהfemale relative (family member); A poem inserted into the leader's repetition aloud of the morning prayer service; Kerovah.
Feminine noun
אָרָדbronze
Masculine noun