Hebrew Words Explained in English
386 wordsEvery Hebrew word analyzed by TopicPen — meaning, root, etymology, and example sentences in English.
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achalאָכַלEverydayHe ate something.adomאָדוֹםEverydayThe color of blood or a ripe tomato.afanעָפַןEverydayWhen food gets old and grows a soft, fuzzy green or white th…ahavahאַהֲבָהEveryday1. When someone is very important to you and you want to be …akivaעֲקִיבָאEverydayA man's name. The most famous person with this name was Rabb…amarאָמַרEverydayTo use your voice to say words.aniאֲנִיEverydayThe word you use when you talk about yourself. It means "I" …arafelעֲרָפֶלEverydayA thick cloud that is low to the ground and makes it hard to…atidעָתִידEverydayThe time that is coming after now.avivאָבִיבEverydayThe season of the year between winter and summer, when flowe…avodahעֲבוֹדָהEveryday1. A job you do to get money.
2. The tasks you have to do at…achdutאַחְדּוּתFormalWhen people are together and agree with each other, like the…afesאַפְסַיFormalSomething that has no power or is not accepted, like a rule …aganעָגַןFormalTo tie a boat to the land so it does not move away.agatאָגַטFormalA type of hard stone that is often used to make jewelry. It …ahavahאַהֲבָה קָרְדּוּמִיםFormalA kind of love that hurts or destroys you or other people, l…anvahעַנְוָהFormalNot thinking you are better or more important than other peo…akedahעֲקֵדָהSynagogueThe story in the Bible where Abraham tied up his son Isaac t…avinuאָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּSynagogueA name for God used in Jewish prayers, meaning "Our Father, …avonעָוֺןSynagogue1. A very bad thing that someone does, especially something …al tivhal al pichaאַל תִּבְהַל עַל פִיךָBiblicalDo not speak too quickly or without thinking.ararעַרְעָרBiblicalA type of small tree or bush with sharp leaves and small, da…arashאָרַשׁBiblicalHe promised to marry someone.afanוַיַּעֲפִיןamarאוּמְרוּanuלָנוּazafאָזַף
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bachanבָּחַןEveryday1. To check something carefully to see if it is good, correc…barachבָּרַחEverydayTo run away from a place or a person, usually because you ar…barakבָּרָקEverydayA bright flash of light in the sky when there is a storm.bashelבָּשֵׁלEveryday1. When a fruit or vegetable is ready to eat.
2. When food h…bazבָּזEverydayA type of bird that is very good at hunting other small anim…boבּוֹאEverydayCome. This is what you say to a boy or a man when you want h…bobolenaבּוֹבּוֹלֵנָהEverydayThe name of a famous Greek woman who was a hero in a war. In…brachaבְּרָכָהEveryday1. A special prayer or good wish you say to God or for anoth…britבְּרִיתEveryday1. A very serious promise or agreement between people or gro…bahalבָּהַלFormalTo be suddenly scared or worried by something you did not ex…baraבָּרָאFormalTo make something completely new that did not exist before. …barikבָּרִיקFormalDescribes something that is shiny and reflects light, like p…batachבָּטַחFormalTo feel sure that you can count on someone or something to h…beitבֵּית הָאָבוֹתFormalA home where old people live when they need help taking care…beitבֵּית הַדֶּרֶךְFormalAn old word for an inn or a small hotel on the side of a roa…binahבִּינָהFormalThe ability to understand things deeply, not just know them.…briahבּרִיאָהFormalThe act of making something completely new that was not ther…beliyaalבְּלִיַּעַלBiblical1. A very bad person who does evil things and has no value.
…bereshitבְּרֵאשִׁיתBiblicalIn the beginning.
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chךְEverydayMeans "your" when you are talking to one girl or woman. It i…chagחַגEverydayA special day or days when people do not work and celebrate …chaiחַיEveryday1. Not dead; living.
2. Full of energy.chaiחַיִּיםEverydayThe time when a person, animal, or plant is alive and not de…chanahחָנַEverydayTo stop a car and leave it in a place, like on the side of t…chatafחָטַףEveryday1. To take something very quickly and suddenly, often withou…chatamחָתַםEverydayTo write your name on a paper, like a letter or a contract, …chathunnahחֲתוּנָּהEverydayA party or special event where two people get married.chayahחַיָּהEverydayAn animal, a living thing that is not a person.chazarחָזַרEveryday1. To go back to a place where you were before.
2. To do or …cheirutחֵירוּתEverydayBeing able to do what you want, go where you want, and say w…chenחַןEveryday1. When someone is very pleasant and lovely in a quiet way, …chibekחִבֵּקEverydayHe put his arms around someone to show he likes them or to m…chochmaחָכְמָהEverydayKnowing a lot about the world from learning or from life, an…chutspahחֻצְפָּהEverydayDoing something very bold that most people would be too scar…chanachחָנַךְFormalTo officially open a new place or start using something new …chananחָנַןFormal1. To give someone a gift or help them out of kindness.
2. T…chazonחָזוֹןFormal1. A picture or idea you see in your mind about the future, …cherevחֶרֶב מֶלֶךְFormalA sword that belongs to a king.constantקוֹנְסְטַנְטFormalA number or a thing that always stays the same and does not …chesedחֶסֶדSynagogueDoing something good and kind for someone else, without aski…chusaחוּסָה עַל עֲמָלָךְSynagogueHave pity on the things you have made. This is a line from a…chaחָאchananחַנּוּ
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dachusדָּחוּסEverydayWhen many things or people are put into a small space with n…dalaatדַּלַּעַתEverydayA large, round, orange vegetable that grows on the ground. P…darbanדָּרְבָּןEverydayA small animal covered with long, sharp needles for protecti…darlihuachahדָּאֳר לִי הוּא חָהּEverydayTo feel unhappy or afraid because you think something bad mi…derechדֶּרֶךְEveryday1. A path or road you can walk or drive on.
2. A way of doin…diberדִּבֵּרEverydayTo say words out loud to someone; to talk or speak.dorדּוֹרEverydayA group of people who were born and live at about the same t…dorbanדּוֹרְבָּןEverydayA small animal covered with long, sharp needles called quill…duchanדּוּחָןEverydayA type of small, round grain that people cook and eat, often…duchanדּוּכָןEverydayA small table or open shop, usually outside, where people se…daatדַּעַתFormal1. What a person knows from learning or from life.
2. What a…daatelדַּעַת־אֵלFormalThe Hebrew name for Raziel, an angel in Jewish stories who k…dargashדַּרְגָּשׁFormalA small, low stool that you can put your feet on when you ar…delirדְּלִירFormalA state of mind where a person is very confused and excited,…dializahדִּיאָלִיזָהFormalA medical treatment for people whose kidneys are not working…daagדּוֹאֵגdom-shaddaiדּוֹם שַׁדַּי
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eאֶEverydayA word that shows something is being done *to* a specific pe…echadאֶחָדEveryday1. The number 1.
2. A single one of something, not with othe…edahעֵדָהEveryday1. A group of people who come from the same place or have th…eikevעֵקֶבEverydayThe back part of your foot, below the ankle.einאֵיןEveryday1. Used to say that something does not exist, or is not in a…elisanאֱלִיסָןEverydayA modern Hebrew name for a boy. It means "my God is a miracl…elohimאֱלֹהִיםEverydayThe name for God in the Hebrew Bible. Even though the word l…emetאֱמֶתEverydayTruth. It means the way things really are, not a lie.emunahאֱמוּנָהEveryday1. Believing that something is true, even when you cannot se…etאֵתEverydayA special word that comes before a person or thing that is g…etzelאֵצֶלEveryday1. At someone's place, like their house or office.
2. With s…etzevעֶצֶבEverydayA feeling of being very unhappy, usually because something b…evelאֶבֶלEverydayThe sadness people feel when someone they love dies. It is a…ezraעֶזְרָאEverydayA man's name. It means "help".eitanאֵיתָּןFormalSomething that is very strong and does not break or move eas…epikoresאֶפִּיקוֹרֵסSynagogueSomeone who does not believe in God or the main ideas of the…edenעֵדֶןBiblicalThe name of the beautiful garden where the first people, Ada…eirאֵרBiblicalThe name of a person in the Bible. He was the first son of J…elאֵלBiblical1. A god, a powerful being that people pray to.
2. A name fo…etzelאֶצְלָמוֹevelאֶבְלִינָה
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gabiגַּבִּיEverydayA short and friendly name for a boy named Gabriel or a girl …gadolגָּדוֹלEveryday1. Something that is big in size.
2. Someone who is importan…gaonגָּאוֹןEveryday1. A person who is very, very smart.
2. A person who is very…gilulגִּלּוּלEverydayThe action of moving up and down on a computer or phone scre…gimgemגִּמְגֵּםEverydayTo speak with difficulty, often repeating sounds or stopping…golefגּוֹלֵףEverydayPlays the game of golf.gadashגָּדַשׁFormalTo fill something up until it is so full that it spills over…gavriyutגַּבְרִיּוּתFormalThe qualities that people think are special to men, like bei…gurliגּוּרְלִיFormalDescribes something very important that will decide what hap…gushmutגּוּשְׁמָטFormalAn official stamp or seal used to mark a document to show it…gvurahגְּבוּרָהFormalWhen someone is very strong and brave, especially in a fight…geulahגְּאֻלָּהSynagogueBeing saved from a very bad situation, like being a slave or…gorenגּוּרְנָה
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haderechהַדֶּרֶךְEveryday1. The road or path you walk or drive on.
2. The way or meth…hadrachahהַדְרָכָהEveryday1. Showing someone how to do something, step by step.
2. Giv…haggazahהַגְזָּהEverydaySaying that something is much bigger, better, worse, or more…hakolotהַקּוֹלוֹת הַטּוֹבוֹתEverydayThe good voices. This can mean voices that sound nice when s…halachהָלַךְEverydayHe walked, he went. He moved from one place to another on hi…hashvi'ihayomהַשְּׁבִיעִי הַיּוֹםEverydayThe seventh day is today. This is a short way to answer a qu…hatmadahהַתְמָדָהEverydayWhen you keep doing something for a long time, even if it is…hayahהָיֹה הָיָהEverydayThe words you say to start a fairy tale or a story about som…haydenהַיְדֵןEverydayA name for a person, usually a boy.heviהֵבִיאEverydayTo carry something or someone from one place to another.higiyaהִגִּיעַEveryday1. To get to a place after a journey.
2. When it is the righ…hisfikהִסְפִּיקEveryday1. To be as much as is needed.
2. To have enough time to do …hitzilהִצִּילEverydayTo help someone get out of a bad or dangerous situation.hizkirהִזְכִּירEveryday1. To make someone remember something.
2. To talk about some…hodahהוֹדָהEverydayTo say "thank you" to someone for something they did or gave…halalהִלֵּלFormalSaid good things about someone or something.haorhagadolהָאוֹר הַגָּדוֹלFormalThe big light, or the great light.haskilהִשְׂכִּילFormalTo use your mind to make good choices or to act in a smart w…hibilהִבִּילFormalTo make a plant or flower become dry, weak, and bent over.hishlichהִשְׁלִיךְFormalTo make something fly through the air with your arm, usually…hizriachהִזְרִיחַFormalShone or rose, like the sun or a star.hodהוֹדFormalA feeling of greatness and beauty that makes you feel small …haskilלְהַסְכִּילhisfikמַסְפִּיקhizkirמַזְכִּירָה
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kabbalahקֶבָלָהEverydayA piece of paper you get after you pay for something. It sho…kamקָםEveryday1. To move from sitting or lying down to standing on your fe…karaקָרָאEverydayTo look at words and understand what they say.katavכָּתַבEverydayHe made letters or words on a surface, like paper.kavanahכַּוָּנָהEveryday1. What you mean to do; your plan or purpose.
2. The meaning…kavodכָּבוֹדEveryday1. A feeling of deep respect for someone or something import…kayamקַיִםEverydaySomething that is real and is here now. It can also mean tha…kehilahקְהִלָּהEverydayA group of people who live in the same place or have somethi…kibelקִבֵּלEveryday1. To get something that someone gives you.
2. To say yes to…kidnerקִדְנֵרEverydayA last name, not a Hebrew word.kiseכִּסֵּאEverydayAn object with four legs and a back that one person can sit …koקוֹEveryday1. A long, thin mark, like one you draw with a pencil.
2. A …kolכֹּלEverydayAll things; the whole amount.kolקוֹלEveryday1. The sound that comes from your mouth when you speak or si…kolahכָּלָּהEveryday1. A woman who is getting married.
2. The wife of your son.kolhaavקוֹל הָאָבEverydayThe sound a father makes when he speaks or sings.koreaכּוֹרֵעַEverydayTo bend your knees and get low to the ground, often on one o…kugahקוּגָהEverydayA sweet food made with noodles, eggs, and sugar, baked like …kolamקוֹלוֹת הָעָםFormalWhat a large group of people, like in a country, think or wa…kaparahכַּפָּרָהSynagogue1. An act you do to show you are sorry for doing something w…kedushahקְדוּשָּׁהSynagogueWhen something is special and set apart for God. It is the f…kasahכָּסָהBiblicalHe put something over another thing so you could not see it.…kilbabכִּלְבָּבBiblicalAs one heart. It means a group of people all agree and feel …koelכֹּה אֵלBiblicalMeans "Thus God..." or "So God...". This is a way to start a…koelohaymelechכֹּה אֱלֹהֵי מֶלֶךְBiblicalThis is what the God of a king says.kedesקֶדֶסkelenכֶּלֶןkeliכָּלִיkolבְּקוֹלkolכֻּלָּם
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lakachלָקַחEverydayTo get something and hold it or move it.lamadלָמַדEverydayHe learned something new, like a language or a skill.levלֵבEveryday1. The part inside your chest that pumps blood around your b…liלִיEveryday1. Means "to me" or "for me".
2. Used with the word "יש" (ye…lifneiלִפְנֵיEveryday1. Earlier than a certain time.
2. Used to say how much time…lukanלוּקָןEverydayA type of sausage, like a hot dog or a country-style sausage…lyondoLyondoEverydayNext to you or beside you, when talking to a boy or a man.lachenלָכֵןFormalTherefore; for that reason. You use it to show that one thin…lavieלָבִיאFormalA male lion. This word is often used in stories and poems.luchanלוּחָןFormal1. A small, hard board with a clip on top to hold papers so …levavלֵבָבSynagogueAn old or special word for heart. It can also mean the place…lamadתִּלְמַד
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madadמָדַדEveryday1. To find out the size, length, or amount of something, lik…makomמָקוֹםEverydayA place, a spot, or a location.malachמַלְאָךְEverydayA helper or messenger sent by God, often shown with wings.maleמָלֵאEveryday1. When something has no empty space inside.
2. When you hav…mamashמַמָּשׁEveryday1. Used to say something is true or real, like the word 'rea…manoushמָנוּשׁEverydayA person, usually a man. It can be a friendly way to talk ab…marcosמַרְקוֹסEverydayThe name of a man, like "Mark" in English. It is also the na…mayimמַיִםEverydayThe clear liquid that we drink, wash with, and that is in ri…mazalמָזָלEveryday1. Something good that happens to you by chance, not because…meirמֵאֵירEveryday1. Making a place bright with light.
2. Making an idea or a …melechמֶלֶךְEverydayA man who is the ruler of a country, usually because he is f…memdaletמֵם דָּלֶתEverydaySomething or someone that spoils a good mood or a fun time.menuchahמְנוּחָהEveryday1. A time when you are not working or doing anything hard. A…mevulbalמְבוּלְבָּלEveryday1. When your thoughts are all mixed up and you cannot think …migdalorמִגְדָּלוֹרEverydayA tall building by the sea with a strong light at the top. T…migdarמִגְדָּרEverydayThe ideas a group of people has about how men and women shou…mihanashimhaeleמִי הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּהEverydayA question you ask when you want to know who a group of peop…mishpachahמִשְׁפָּחָהEverydayA group of people who are related to each other, like parent…mitzriמִצְרִיEverydayFrom or of the country of Egypt.mitzvahמִצְוָהEveryday1. A good and kind thing you do for another person.
2. In th…moedמוֹעֵדEverydayA special holiday or festival, a time for celebration.maalמָעַלFormalTo secretly take money that you were trusted to take care of…malchutמַלְכוּתFormal1. A country that is ruled by a king or a queen.
2. The time…mei-shidraמֵי שִׁדְרָהFormalA special clear liquid that is inside your head and around y…melisaandavidsonhuzerמְלִיסָה אָן דַּיְוִידְסוֹן הוּזֶרFormalThe name of a specific person.meshelמֶשֶׁלFormal1. A short story that teaches a lesson, like a fable where a…metzudahמְצוּדָהFormalA strong building made to protect people from an attack.mashiachמָשִׁיחַSynagogueIn Jewish belief, a future king from the family of King Davi…
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naarהַנַּ֔עַרEverydayA boy or a young man, usually a teenager.nachashנָחָשׁEverydayAn animal with a long body and no legs that slides on the gr…nahalנַחַלEveryday1. A small river or a stream.
2. In Israel, it can also mean…naharנָהַרEverydayA large, natural stream of water that flows into a sea or a …nakevahנְקֵבָהEveryday1. A female animal or person.
2. In grammar, a word that is …nasaנָסַעEverydayTo go from one place to another, usually in a car, bus, or t…nasaנָשָׁאEverydayTo hold something and move it from one place to another.natanנָתַןEverydayHe gave something to someone.navahנָוָהEverydaySomething or someone that is very nice to look at.nefeshנֶפֶשׁEveryday1. The part of a person that is not the body; the part that …nesנֵסEverydaySomething amazing that happens that you cannot explain, like…neshamahנְשָׁמָהEveryday1. The part of a person that is not the body; the soul.
2. A…neshimahנְשִׁימָהEverydayThe act of taking air into your body and letting it out.nichnasנִכְנַסEverydayHe went into a place, like a room or a building.nifgashנִפְגַּשׁEverydayHe came together with someone at the same place and time.niflaנִפְלָאEverydaySomething that is very, very good, special, or amazing. It m…noraנוֹרָאEverydayVery, very bad.nora meodנוֹרָא מְאֹדEverydayVery, very much, or extremely. You can use this to make anot…naנָאFormalA word you add to a request to make it sound more polite. It…naarנַעַרFormalA boy or a young man, usually a teenager.nechamahנֶחָמָהFormalA feeling of comfort that helps you feel better when you are…nedavahנְדָבָהFormalSomething you give to help someone, like money or food, beca…nevelנֵבֶלFormalA large musical instrument with many strings that you play w…nishkahנִשְׁכָּהFormalAn office, especially for an important person or a specific …nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרBiblicalThe name of a famous king of ancient Babylon. He is known fr…nachashוְהַנָּחָשׁ֙naharמְנַהֲרִיnavahוּנְוַתnifgashנִפְגַּשְׁנוּnoraנוֹרָא֗וֹת
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olamעוֹלָםEveryday1. The planet Earth, with all of its countries and people.
2…orאוֹרEverydayThe brightness that comes from the sun, a lamp, or a fire, w…oregonאוֹרֵגוֹןEverydayOregon is a state in the United States of America.osefאֹסֶףEverydayA group of things that someone has brought together because …oshikoshאוֹשִׁיקוֹשׁEverydayA type of pants for babies and small children that has strap…ozenאֹזֶןEverydayThe part of your body that you use to hear.
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panimפָּנִיםEverydayThe front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mout…paratzפָּרַץEveryday1. To break through something that was closed, like a wall o…pasachפָּסַעEverydayTo take a step, or to walk with long steps.patharפָּתַרEverydayTo find the answer to a problem or a question.peninimפְּנִינִיםEveryday1. Small, round, white gems that grow inside a type of seash…perachפֶּרַחEverydayThe colorful part of a plant that often smells nice.perlachaiפֶּרֶחַ לִיEverydayA flower for me.pinahפִּנָּהEveryday1. The place where two walls or two streets meet.
2. A speci…peduyutפְּדִיּוּתFormalThe possibility of buying something back after you have give…pegamyesodiפְּגָם יְסוֹדִיFormalA very big problem with something, right from its beginning …panimפָּנַי
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raahרָאָהEveryday1. He used his eyes to know what was in front of him. 2. He …rachamimרַחֲמִיםEverydayA feeling you have when you see someone is hurting, and you …rachokרָחוֹקEverydayDescribes something that is not close.radahרָדָהEverydayTo take honey out of a honeycomb.rakadרָקַדEverydayTo move your body to music.ratatרָטַטEverydayTo shake quickly and a little bit, like when you are cold or…ratzonרָצוֹןEveryday1. The power inside you that lets you choose what you want t…ravרַבEverydayA lot of something, or many things.rechemרֶחֶםEverydayThe part inside a woman's or female animal's body where a ba…rechevרֶחֶבEverydayA machine that takes people or things from one place to anot…richzרִכְזEveryday1. To bring many things or people together into one place.
2…rikuzרִכּוּזEveryday1. When you put all your thoughts on one thing and do not th…roshberoshרֹאשׁ בְּרֹאשׁEverydayWhen two people or groups deal with each other directly, wit…rotרוֹתEverydayThe name of a woman in the Bible. She is famous for being ve…ruachרוּחַEverydayAir that is moving outside.rutzרוּץEverydayTo move your legs very fast, much faster than walking.rashaרָשָׁעFormalA bad person who does wrong things and hurts other people.reishitרֵאשִׁיתFormalThe beginning or the first part of something.rakiyaרַקִּיעַBiblicalThe sky, the big open space above the Earth.radahוְרְדוּrakadנִרְקֹדruachרוֹחִי
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safahשָׂפָהEverydayA system of words that people from a country or group use to…savtaסַבְתָּאEverydayThe mother of your mother or father.seferסֵפֶרEverydayA set of pages with words on them, all held together inside …shaahשָׁעָהEveryday1. A unit of time that is 60 minutes long.
2. The time of da…shaarשַׁעַרEveryday1. A big door in a wall or fence outside, like for a city or…shabbatשַׁבָּתEverydayThe seventh day of the week, from Friday evening to Saturday…shachachשָׁכַחEverydayWhen someone cannot remember something that they knew before…shachiyachשָׁכִיחַEverydaySomething that happens a lot or that you see often.shafachשָׁפַךְEveryday1. To make a liquid fall out of a container by accident.
2. …shalomשָׁלוֹםEveryday1. A feeling of quiet and calm, when there is no fighting or…shamayimשָׁמַיִםEverydayThe big open space above the Earth where you see the sun, mo…shebereshroshshechakשֶׁבֶּרֶשׁ רֹאשׁ שֶׁחָקEverydayThis is a fun, made-up phrase from a famous children's song.…sheelשְׁאֵלEverydayA command telling a man or boy to ask a question.sheluachשֶׁלּוֹחַEverydayBelonging to a board. A board is a flat piece of wood, stone…shemשֵׁםEverydayThe word you call a person, place, or thing.shevaשֶׁבַעEverydayThe number 7. This form is used when you count things that a…shirשִׁירEverydayA set of words that you sing.shiraשִׁירָהEveryday1. Words written in lines that often rhyme, like in a song o…shlomoשְׁלֹמֹהEverydayThe name of a famous king from the Bible, King Solomon. It i…shushשׁוּשׁEverydayA type of black candy with a special, strong taste. It is al…shuvשׁוּבEverydayDoing something one more time.simchaשִׂמְחָהEveryday1. A feeling of being very happy.
2. A happy party or event,…slichahסְלִיחָהEveryday1. A word you say when you make a mistake or hurt someone by…sodסוֹדEverydaySomething that you tell to only one person or a few people, …stevenjohanneskoelmeyerסְטֶפֶן יוֹחָנָן קוֹל מַיֶּרEverydayA man's first name, the same as "Stephen" in English.suשׂוּEverydayA command telling more than one person to put something some…sadarסָדַרFormalTo put things in a special place or in the right way.sakanסָכַןFormalTo be in a situation that could hurt you or be bad for you.sarשַׂרFormalA person who is in charge of a part of the government, like …seviutratzonשְׂבִיעוּת רָצוֹןFormalThe good feeling you have when you are happy with how someth…shachonשָׁחוֹןFormalA place that is very hot and dry, with very little rain.shachunשָׁכוּןFormalDescribes something that is located or lives in a certain pl…sivchahסִבְכָהFormalA place where many trees and bushes grow very close together…shchinahשְׁכִינָהSynagogueThe idea that God is living or resting in a certain place or…selahסֶלָהBiblicalA word written in the Book of Psalms that probably told the …shachachשָׁחַחBiblicalTo bend your body forward and down, often to show respect or…shachahשָׁחָהBiblicalShe lowered her body or head to show respect to someone impo…shalamשָׁלַםBiblicalTo be finished or made whole.shaolשָׁאוֹלBiblicalThe name of the first king of Israel in the Bible.shazafשָׁזַףBiblicalIn the Bible: the sun "looked at" a person, and so the skin …sodelסוֹד־אֵלBiblicalA secret that God shares with people who are close to him.sarשָׂרֵי אַלּוּפִיםshachachוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּshachachנִשְׁכּוּחַshachahלְהִשְׁתַּחֲווֹתshafachתִּשְׁפֹּךְshuvשׁוּבִי
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tabachטָבָחEverydayA person who cooks food for a living, like in a restaurant.tamtziytתַּמְצִיתEveryday1. A strong liquid made by taking the main part of a plant o…teshuvahתְּשׁוּבָהEveryday1. Something you say or write when someone asks you a questi…tikkunתִּיקוּןEveryday1. The act of fixing something that is broken.
2. A change y…tiltelתִּלְתֵּלEverydayTo make hair curly.tinokתִּינוֹקEverydayA very young child, from when they are born until they are a…todahתּוֹדָהEverydayA word you say to someone who did something nice for you or …tokaתּוֹקָעEveryday1. To push something into another thing so it stays there, l…tovטוֹבEverydaySomething that is nice, right, or pleasant.tzarfatצָרְפַתEverydayThe country of France.tzedakahצְדָקָהEveryday1. Giving money, food, or help to people who need it.
2. Doi…tzedekצֶדֶקEveryday1. When things are fair and right for everyone.
2. Doing wha…tashlatתש"ל"טFormalThe Hebrew year 5739. This is the same as the year from Sept…temesתֶּמֶסFormalWhen something solid, like ice or wax, becomes liquid becaus…tiferetתִּפְאֶרֶתFormalA special kind of beauty or greatness that makes people feel…tzevaotצְבָאוֹתFormalMore than one army. A large group of soldiers ready to fight…tzfunצָפוּןFormal1. Something that is hidden or kept in a secret place so oth…tzurצוּרFormalA very large stone or a high, steep side of a mountain.tefillahתְּפִלָּהSynagogueTalking to God, often to ask for something, to say thank you…torahתּוֹרָהSynagogueThe Torah is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. It is…tenevטֶנֶבBiblicalThe soft, bottom part of the ear.
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valdronוָלְדְרוֹןEverydayA last name, common in English-speaking countries.vehaaretz hashamayimוְהָאָ֣רֶץ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםEveryday1. The land or ground you stand on.
2. A country or a specif…vateremוְטֶרֶםFormalAnd before something happens.veluוְלוּFormalEven if something were to happen.veetוְאֵיתSynagogueAnd there is.
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yadיָדEverydayThe part of your body at the end of your arm, with fingers.yaradיָרַדEverydayTo move from a higher place to a lower place.yareachיָרֵחַEverydayThe big, bright object that you can see in the sky at night.yarechיָרֵךְEveryday1. The top part of your leg, between your knee and your body…yesodיְסוֹדEveryday1. The bottom part of a building that holds it up.
2. The ma…yalalיִלֵּלFormalTo make a long, loud, sad cry, like a wolf or a person in gr…yareיָרֵאFormal1. Feeling afraid of something.
2. A person who respects and…yeshuaיֵשׁוּעַFormalThe Hebrew name for Jesus.yir'ahיִרְאָהFormalA feeling of being very small and respectful when you are ne…yeshuahיְשׁוּעָהSynagogueHelp that saves you when you are in big trouble or danger.yaladיָלַדBiblicalFor a father to have a child. This is an old way of speaking…yeorיְאֹרBiblicalThe big river in Egypt, called the Nile. In old stories or p…yareachיְרֵחֶךָ
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