The Hebrew Etymology Explorer

אָבִיב

spring (the season)

אַבִּיר

knight (noble title)

אברך

married yeshiva student; kollel student

אֱגוֹז

nut (generic); originally: walnut tree

אַגַּרְטָל

vase

אַדְרִיכָל

architect

אוֹגֵר

hamster (Mesocricetus auratus, Syrian or golden hamster)

אוֹטוֹטוֹ

in a moment, any second now

אוֹמִקְרוֹן

omicron (Greek letter); small O

אָוַנְטָה

scam, fraud, con; (later) pretense, showing off

אוֹנָנוּת

masturbation

אוֹפַנּוֹעַ

motorcycle

אזדרכת

chinaberry tree (Melia azedarach)

אַזְעָקָה

air-raid siren / alarm

אחד

one (the number)

אָחוּז

percent (%)

אַחְלָה

great, awesome, excellent

איטליז

butcher shop

אִיטְרִיָּה

noodle, pasta

אֵיכוּתִי

quality (adjective), high-quality

איכס

exclamation of disgust; yuck, ew

איכשהו

somehow

אירוניה

irony

אישה

woman

אלונקה

stretcher (medical)

אַלּוּף

champion; IDF Major General (aluf)

אַלְכּוֹהוֹל

alcohol

אֲלֻנְקָה

stretcher

אמינות

authenticity; credibility; reliability

אמפתיה

empathy

אנדנדינו

eeny-meeny-miny-moe; Israeli counting-out rhyme

אָנֶקְדּוֹטָה

anecdote

אַפִּיפְיוֹר

pope

אֲפִיקוֹמָן

afikoman (the Passover seder's hidden matzah)

אַפְלָיָה

discrimination

אֹפֶן

manner, way, mode

אָפְנָה

fashion

אפס

zero

אַפְסַנְיָה

military supply depot / quartermaster stores

אפשרות

possibility; option

אָקָדֶמְיָה

academy

ארטיק

popsicle; ice lolly

אַרְטִישׁוֹק

artichoke

אַרְיֵה

lion

ארכיון

archive

אִשָּׁה

woman

אַשְׁכָּרָה

literally / really / for real (intensifier)

אַשְׁלְגָן

potassium (chemical element)

אִשְׁפּוּז

hospitalization

את

direct object marker (accusative particle)

בָּא לִי

I feel like (it); I want (to)

בַּאְסָה

bummer, drag; a state of dejection or bad luck

בֻּבָּה

doll

בֻּבָּה

doll

בְּדוֹלַח

crystal (glass); in biblical context: bdellium resin

בדיל

tin (the metal)

בּוֹ-זְמַנִּית

simultaneously

בּוֹט

bot (software robot)

בוטן

peanut

בּוּל

stamp (postage); bullseye / exactly; log of wood

בּוֹלְעָן

sinkhole

בורג

screw (fastener); also: to thread/weave through (figurative)

בורסה

stock exchange

בּוּרְקִינִי

burkini (full-body modest swimsuit)

בֵּז׳

beige (color)

בֵּז׳

beige (color) — second column version

בָּזָק

lightning flash; (modern) flash/instant (in compounds); also: the name of Israel's national telephone company

בְּחִירוֹת

elections

בְּחָפְשִׁיּוּת

freely (adverb); in a free manner

בֵּטוֹן

concrete (building material)

בֵּיצָה

egg

בֵּית חוֹלִים

hospital

בֵּית מַרְזֵחַ

tavern, drinking establishment; originally: a religious drinking confraternity

בֻּלְבּוּל

bulbul (songbird); slang: penis (children's language)

בֻּלְבּוּל

bulbul (bird); penis (slang)

בֻּלְבּוּל

penis (childish slang); Bulbul (bird)

בלגן

mess, disorder, chaos

בלוט / בלוטה

acorn (בלוט); gland (בלוטה)

בְּלוֹרִית

forelock; quiff (tuft of hair at the front of the head)

בַּלְיָן

party-goer, pleasure-seeker, nightlife regular

בְּלִיַּעַל

villain, scoundrel (in phrase בֶּן-בְּלִיַּעַל); also a demonic figure in Second Temple literature

בַּלְשָׁן / בֶּלְשָׁן

linguist; also detective (בַּלָּשׁ)

בַּמַּאי / בִּמּוּי

film/theater director (במאי); directing as an art (בימוי)

בַּעֲלִיל

manifestly; openly; clearly (as in 'manifestly unlawful')

בְּעָלִים

owner(s); proprietor(s) — also serves as grammatical singular 'owner' despite plural form

בְּצִקְלֹנוֹ

in his fresh-ear-of-grain (container); a hapax legomenon interpreted as 'fresh grain stalk'

בְּצִקְלֹנוֹ

fresh ear of grain

בְּרֵאשִׁית

In the beginning / At the beginning of

בַּרְוָז

duck

ג׳וּק

cockroach

ג׳ינג׳י

redhead, ginger-haired person

גִּבּוּי

backing, support; (computing) backup

גֶּוַלְד

gevalt! (exclamation of distress, cry for help)

גֶּוַלְד

gevalt! (cry of distress or alarm)

גֶּוַלְד

outcry of distress; alarm

גזוז

carbonated soft drink, soda

גִּזְעָנוּת

racism

גִּזְעָנוּת

racism

גַּחֲמָה

whim, caprice

גַּחֲמָה

whim; caprice

גִּיּוּס

military draft, conscription; also: mobilization of resources

גִּיּוּס

conscription; recruitment; mobilization

גִּיּוּס

mobilization, recruitment

גְּלִישָׁה

surfing (waves or internet); skiing; gliding

גַּמָּדִי

dwarf-like, miniature

גַּן

garden; kindergarten (גַּן יְלָדִים)

גַּנְדְּרָן

dandy, fop; someone obsessed with their appearance

גַּעְגּוּעַ

longing, yearning, nostalgia

גַּפְרוּר

match (for lighting fire)

דֹּאַר

mail, post; (דַּוָּר) mail carrier, postman

דֶּגֶל

flag; (historically) military division/regiment

דּוּגְרִי

straight-talking, direct, candid (as adverb: straight, directly, frankly)

דּוֹח

report (noun); to report (verb: לְדַוֵּחַ)

דּוֹס

a religious (Orthodox) Jew; originally a slang term, now reclaimed

דַּוְקָא

specifically; precisely; on the contrary; (emphatic) just, of all things; (when done to annoy) on purpose

דַּוְקָא

specifically, precisely; to spite, contrary to expectations

דַּחְקוּת

laughter (slang, from Arabic); related to the Hebrew-Aramaic family of 'laugh' words

דַּיֶּלֶת

flight attendant (female); male form: דַּיָּל

דֵּמוֹקְרַטְיָה

democracy

דְּפוּס

printing; printing press; (historically) mold, template

דִּקְדּוּק

grammar; also: precision, meticulousness

דְּרַגְנוֹעַ

escalator

דַּרְדָּלֶה

weak, ineffective, feeble (originally: a weak kick in football)

דַּרְדָּס

Smurf (the fictional blue creatures); historically: sandal or foot-covering

דָּרוֹם

south

הֵא הַיְּדִיעָה

the definite article (the Hebrew letter heh as the definite article)

הִבְרִיז

to stand someone up; to bail on a commitment; to betray trust

הֲדָחָה / הַדָּחָה

1. impeachment / removal from office; 2. subornation (inducing someone to commit a crime); 3. rinsing/washing (in kashrut)

הַדָּרָה

exclusion (social/political); also: glorification (a homophone with different root)

הדרים

citrus fruits (collective noun)

הֲדָתָה

religionization; the process of making something or someone more religious

הַיּוּשׁ

hi; hey (informal greeting, mostly among young women)

הֲכִי

the most (superlative/intensifier prefix); originally a Biblical interrogative particle

הַלְוַאי

if only; I wish; would that

הֲלִיכוֹן

baby walker; walking frame (for rehabilitation); treadmill

הִמּוּר

gambling; a bet; a wager

הִמּוּר

gambling, betting

הִמְנוֹן

hymn, national anthem

הֶמְצִיא

he invented; (phonological note) the hif'il binyan vowel shift from hirik to segol

הַנְדָּסָה

engineering; geometry (in school curriculum)

הַסְלָמָה

escalation

הַפְגָנָה

demonstration, protest march

הַצְבָּעָה

voting; a vote

הַרְפַּתְקָה

adventure; formerly: hardship, tribulation

הַרְצָאָה

lecture; presentation

הַשְׁמָצָה

defamation, slander

הַשָּׁקָה

launch / launching

הִתְאַקְּלְמוּת

acclimatization; adaptation to a new environment

הִתְבּוֹלְלוּת

assimilation (original meaning); intermarriage with non-Jews (current Israeli usage)

הִתְכַּרְבְּלוּת

snuggling; wrapping oneself up; curling up (in bed or with someone)

התמקחות

bargaining / haggling

הִתְנַחֲלוּת

settlement (in the West Bank/occupied territories); settler movement

התעלסות

lovemaking

הִתְפֻּטַּר

to be involuntarily dismissed (passive-reflexive: forced out of a position)

התקרנפות

conforming; joining the herd; losing individuality to a mass movement

הַתָּשָׁה

attrition; exhaustion; wearing down

ורוד

pink

זֶבֶל

garbage; trash; manure

זִמּוּנִית

pager, beeper

זִנְזָנָה

paddy wagon; solitary cell (archaic)

זִנְזָנָה

prison van; solitary cell

זִקּוּקִים

fireworks

זִקּוּקִים

fireworks

זִקִּית

chameleon

זִקִּית

chameleon

זֵר פְּרָחִים

bouquet; flower wreath

זֶרֶת

little finger; pinky

חַד-קֶרֶן

unicorn

חָוָה

to experience; also: farm (חַוָּה); to express an opinion (חַוַּת דַּעַת)

חָוָה

to experience; (n.) חַוָּה: farm; (n.) חַוַּת דַּעַת: opinion

חוּמוּס

chickpea (the legume); hummus (the dip)

חָזִיָּה

bra, brassiere (originally: vest/waistcoat)

חָזִיָּה

bra, brassiere

חֲזֶרֶת

horseradish (plant and condiment)

חַיְזַר

alien (extraterrestrial being)

חַיָּל

soldier

חַיָּל

soldier

חלטורה

a side gig; a piece of hack work; a shoddy job

חללית

spaceship

חֻלְצָה

shirt (top garment)

חֻלְצָה

shirt

חַמָּנִיָּה

sunflower

חַמָּנִיָּה

sunflower

חַמְסִין

hamsin (hot desert wind)

חמצן

oxygen

חנוכה

Hanukkah (the Jewish festival of lights)

חנטריש

nonsense; fake; of poor quality; something worthless or pretentious

חִסּוּל

elimination; targeted killing; liquidation

חִסּוּל

liquidation, elimination, assassination

חסידה

white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

חפיש

searchable

חֲפַרְפֶּרֶת

mole (the animal)

חֻפְשָׁה

vacation; leave (from work)

חֻפְשָׁה

vacation

חַצְ׳קוּן

pimple, acne spot (slang)

חַצְ׳קוּן

pimple, acne lesion

חָצִיל

eggplant, aubergine

חַקְלַאי

farmer, agriculturalist

חָרָא

shit, excrement (vulgar)

חֲרוֹסֶת

haroset (Passover condiment)

חֵרֶם

boycott; ban; excommunication; confiscation

חֲרֹֽסֶת

Passover fruit paste

חָרָק

insect

חָשִׁישׁ

cannabis / hashish (also: grass, hay in classical Arabic)

חָתוּל

cat

חָתִיךְ

hunk, hot guy (attractive male)

טבעונות

veganism (also historically: naturopathy, raw-food diet)

טַבָּק

tobacco

טְוָח

range (of a weapon or scale)

טְוָח

range (distance); scope; spectrum

טוּסְטוּס

scooter (motorized two-wheeled vehicle)

טוּסְטוּס

scooter (motor scooter)

טוּסִיק

little bottom, tushie (affectionate term for buttocks, especially of children)

טוּסִיק

tushie; little bottom (affectionate, especially of children)

טְחוֹרִים

hemorrhoids

טְחוֹרִים

hemorrhoids

טיול

trip, excursion, hike, stroll

טִיזִינַבִּי

a remote, forgotten, godforsaken place

טִיזֶנָבִּי

a remote, forgotten place; the back of beyond

טַיְקוּן

tycoon (magnate, business mogul)

טַיְקוּן

tycoon; magnate; captain of industry

טמבוריה

tambourine

טִפֵּשׁ

stupid, foolish (adjective/noun)

טִפֵּשׁ

stupid; a fool; an idiot

טֶקֶס

ceremony, ritual, formal event

טֶקֶס

ceremony; ritual

טרפד

to torpedo; (figuratively) to sabotage, to derail

טרקטור

tractor; (colloquial) any heavy construction vehicle

טְרַקְלִין

living room, salon, grand hall

טְרַקְלִין

living room; drawing room; parlor

יְבוּא וִיצוּא

import and export

יהוה

The Lord / Yahweh / The Name

יַהֲלֹם

diamond

יוֹקְרָה

prestige, cachet

יָזִיז

friends with benefits (FWB); a person in a no-strings-attached sexual friendship

יַיִן

wine

יַמְבָּה

a lot; loads of (slang quantifier)

יָנוּאָר

January

יֵרוּט

interception (air/missile defense); the act of intercepting and destroying an incoming projectile

יִשּׂוּם

application; implementation

יִשְׂרָאֵל

Israel

ישראל אהרוני

Israel Aharoni — zoologist and Hebrew animal-name coiner

כְּאִלּוּ

as if; discourse particle (hedging, reformulation, quotation)

כְּאִלּוּ

as if, like

כַּבַּאי

firefighter

כַּדּוּר הָאָרֶץ

the globe; the spherical Earth

כּוֹבַע

hat; helmet (biblical)

כּוֹכַב לֶכֶת

planet

כּוּר

furnace, smelting crucible; (modern) nuclear reactor

כּוּשִׁי

Cushite; historically: Black person — now a taboo slur

כִּידוֹן

javelin; (colloquial) bicycle handlebar

כַּיָּס

pickpocket

כֵּיף

fun, enjoyment, a good time

כְּלַבְלָבוֹנְצִ׳יק

tiny puppy (illustrative form showing Hebrew diminutive stacking)

כְּלַבְלָבוֹנְצִ׳יק

tiny puppy (illustrative form showing Hebrew diminutive stacking)

כֶּלַח

old age / vigor (meaning unknown)

כְּלִי

vessel, utensil, instrument, tool; (colloquial) a capable person

כַּלָּנִית

anemone (the flower Anemone coronaria); lit. 'little bride'

כָּלַנְתָּרִיזְם

political opportunism; switching parties for personal gain

כֹּמֶר

priest (of a non-Jewish religion); Christian clergyman

כֵּן

yes (affirmative); also: so, thus; honest/upright; stand/base; louse

כִּנּוּר

violin (modern); in the Bible: a plucked string instrument (probably a lyre)

כִּנּוּר

violin

כְּנֶסֶת

the Knesset — Israel's parliament; gathering, assembly

כַּסְפּוֹמַט

ATM (automated teller machine)

כִּפָּה

kippah (Jewish skullcap); dome, vault

כִּפָּה

skullcap, kippah

כַּפְכַּף

sandal / flip-flop

כַּפָּרָה

atonement; (colloquial) term of endearment: 'my darling, my dear'

כְּרוּב

cabbage; (biblical) cherub

כרוכית

the @ sign; also: strudel pastry

כָּרִישׁ

shark

כַּרְעֵי תַּרְנְגֹלֶת

chicken legs (idiom: on shaky ground, unstable)

כְּרֵשָׁה

leek (Allium porrum)

כְּרֵשָׁה

leek

כְּתַב אִשּׁוּם

indictment (literally: 'document of accusation')

כֻּתְנָה

cotton (the fabric)

לְאַט

slowly (conventional meaning); possibly 'to/toward a reservoir/property' (new scholarly proposal)

לָבִיא

lion (poetic/formal); lioness as לְבִיאָה

לַבְלַב

pancreas

לַבְּרִיאוּת

to your health (said after a sneeze); also used as a general toast

לֶהִיט

hit (a popular success in music, film, or theater)

לַוְיָן

satellite (artificial); also: moon (natural satellite)

לַוְיָן

satellite

לִוְיָתָן

leviathan; whale

לוֹכְסָן

slash (the punctuation mark /); also: diagonal, oblique

לֵיצָן

clown, jester, entertainer

לִכְאוֹרָה

apparently, prima facie, ostensibly

לְשֶׁעָבַר

former, erstwhile, ex- (as in 'former prime minister')

מְאֻזָּן וּמְאֻנָּךְ

horizontal and vertical

מְאֻנָּךְ

vertical, perpendicular

מְאֻנָּךְ

vertical, perpendicular

מְאֻשָּׁר

happy; approved, authorized

מְאֻשָּׁר

happy / approved

מִבְצָע

operation (military); sale, bargain; undertaking

מִגְדָּר

gender (social/cultural)

מַגָּל

sickle

מַדָּע בִּדְיוֹנִי

science fiction

מַדְפֶּסֶת

printer (computer printing device)

מָה פִּתְאוֹם

what do you mean?; no way!; that's absurd (expression of incredulous rejection)

מוֹנִיטִין וּמִסְתּוֹרִין

reputation (monitin) and mystery/secret (mistorin) — a paired entry on two words with misleading -in endings

מוּסָךְ

garage; auto repair shop

מוֹקֵד

focus; focal point; hearth (biblical)

מוּתָג

brand (commercial brand name)

מַזְגָּן

air conditioner

מְזֻיָּן

armed; (slang) screwed, duped

מְזֻיָּן

armed; fucked (slang)

מַזְרֵק

syringe, hypodermic needle

מְחַבְּלִים

terrorists (plural of מְחַבֵּל)

מֶחְדָּל

omission; serious failure, debacle

מָחֳרָתַיִם

the day after tomorrow

מָחֳרָתַיִם

the day after tomorrow

מַחְשֵׁב / מַדְפֶּסֶת

computer / printer

מַטְאֲטֵא

broom

מָטוֹס

airplane

מֵידָע

information

מִילְיַארְד

one billion (long scale) / one thousand million

מִלְגָּה

scholarship, stipend

מְלָפְפוֹן

cucumber (currently); in Mishnaic Hebrew originally meant melon/muskmelon

מֵם

meme (internet); in biology: cultural replicator unit

מִמְטָרִים

rain showers (meteorological)

מַמָּשׁ

really, literally; substance, actuality

מַנְגִּינָה / מְנַגֵּן

melody / musician/player

מִנְזָר

monastery, convent

מֵנִיעַ

motive; motivator

מַסּוֹק

helicopter

מַסְטִיק

chewing gum

מַסֵּכָה

mask; also: a cast metal idol (original biblical meaning)

מְעַנְיֵן

interesting

מְעָרָה

cave

מֻפְלֶטָה

mufleta (a thin Moroccan pancake eaten at the Mimouna celebration)

מֻפְלֶטָה

Mofletta (Moroccan crepe)

מִפְרָעָה

installment payment; partial repayment

מְצֻבְרָח

moody, in a bad mood

מְצֻבְרָח

irritable, grumpy, in a foul mood

מַצָּה

matza (unleavened flatbread eaten at Passover)

מַצִּיתִים

lighters (plural); spark plugs (plural of מַצָּת) — illustrates suppletion in Modern Hebrew

מַצְלֵמָה

camera

מַצְפּוּן

conscience

מִקְלֶדֶת

keyboard

מְקֻרְנָן

cuckold (a man whose wife commits adultery)

מְקָרֵר

refrigerator

מַרְחֶשֶׁת

acetabulum (hip socket); originally: a deep cooking vessel mentioned in Leviticus

מַרְכּוֹל

supermarket

מִרְפֶּסֶת

balcony, porch, veranda

מָרָתוֹן

marathon; long-distance running race of 42.195 km

מַשְׁבֵּר

crisis

מַשֶּׁהוּ

something; anything

מִשְׁטָרָה

police (force)

מַשְׁכּוּכִית

bellwether; lead animal of a flock

מַשְׁמָעוּת

meaning; significance

מִשְׁמֵשׁ

apricot

מִשְׁקָפַיִם

eyeglasses, spectacles

מִשְׂרָד

office; ministry (government department)

מִשְׁתַּפֵּן

coward (literally: acting like a hyrax/rabbit)

מִתּוּן

recession; moderation

מִתּוּן

recession (economic)

מִתְחַזְלְשִׁים

returning to routine (plural present participle)

מְתֻמָּן

octagon

מְתֻמָּן

octagon

נָגִיף

virus

נָדִיר

rare

נַדְנֵדָה

swing; seesaw

נוּדְנִיק

nudnik; a bore, pest, tiresome nag

נוֹטָרִיקוֹן

notarikon; acrostic abbreviation system; acronym

נוּרָה

light bulb

נְחִישׁוּת

determination, resoluteness

נַחְלִיאֵלִי

white wagtail (Motacilla alba); a streamside bird

נַחַת

contentment, gratification; also: force of the arm (in the phrase נַחַת זְרוֹעַ)

נִיב

idiom; dialect; fang/tusk

נִין

great-grandchild; (loosely) descendant

נְיַר טוּאָלֶט

toilet paper

נְיַר טוּאָלֶט

toilet paper

נֶכֶד / נִין / אַחְיָן

grandchild / great-grandchild or descendant / nephew-niece

נִמּוּל

tingling, numbness (paresthesia)

נִמּוּל

paresthesia

נָמָל

port, harbor

נָמֵר

leopard (Panthera pardus); colloquially also tiger

נִפְטַר

passed away, died (euphemism)

נַקְנִיקִיָּה

sausage (the food item); formerly also a sausage shop

נָשִׂיא

president; prince; leader

נֶשֶׁר

griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus); formerly applied to eagle

סַבַּבָּה

great, cool, fun, awesome

סְבִיבוֹן

dreidel (spinning top used on Hanukkah)

סַבְלָנוּת

patience

סגלגל

lavender, light purple (color); formerly: oval

סִגָּלוֹן

jacaranda (the ornamental tree with purple flowers)

סֵדֶר

order, arrangement; the Passover Seder ceremony

סוּגָה

genre (literary)

סוֶדֶר

sweater, pullover

סוֹלְלָה

battery (electrical); artillery battery; siege ramp

סופגניה

doughnut (jelly-filled fried pastry)

סְטוּץ

a scene, happening, fling; now chiefly: a casual one-time sexual encounter

סְטֵיְק

steak

סְטֵיְק

steak

סְטֵפָה

a thick stack or wad (usually of banknotes)

סַיְבֶּר

Cyber (warfare, security, or crime)

סַיְבֶּר

cyber (as in cybersecurity, cyberattack, cyberwarfare)

סיגריה

cigarette

סיוט

nightmare

סִין

China (the country)

סינדול

wheel clamp / Denver boot; to immobilize (verb: לסנדל)

סִירָה

boat, small watercraft

סַכּוּ״ם

cutlery (knife, fork, spoon set)

סַכּוּ״ם

cutlery (knife, fork, spoon set)

סֻכָּרִיָּה

candy, sweet

סֻכָּרִיָּה

candy

סמים

drugs (illicit substances); originally: spices / medicinal herbs

סְנָאִי

squirrel

סַנְדָּק

sandak — the man who holds the baby on his knees during circumcision; godfather

סנטר

chin

ססגוני

multicolored, variegated, colorful

סֵפֶל

mug, cup (for hot drinks); originally a large bowl or basin

סֶקְס

sex (the act); also: sexual attractiveness

סֶקֶר

survey; opinion poll

סַרְבָּל

overalls; coveralls (a one-piece work garment)

סֶרֶט

film, movie; strip, ribbon

סַרְכֶּזֶת

centrifuge

סֶרֶן

captain (IDF rank); in the Bible: a Philistine ruler/lord

סַרְסוּר

broker, middleman; pimp (modern derogatory)

סתיו

autumn, fall (season)

סְתַלְבֵּט

to loaf / slack off (intransitive); to mock or take advantage of someone (transitive + על)

עָבָר, הוֹוֶה, עָתִיד

past, present, future (grammatical tenses)

עִבְרִית

Hebrew (the language)

עַגְבָנִיָּה

tomato

עַדְלָיָדַע

Adloyada — the Israeli Purim parade / carnival

עֲדָשָׁה

lentil; (optical) lens; freckle (archaic)

עוֹרֵךְ דִּין

lawyer, attorney

עֲזָאזֵל

Azazel; (idiom) to hell, go to hell

עָזָה

Gaza (city name)

עִטּוּשׁ / פִּהוּק / גִּהוּק / שִׁהוּק

sneeze / yawn / belch / hiccup

עטלף

bat (the flying mammal)

עיטוש / פיהוק / גיהוק / שיהוק

sneeze / yawn / belch / hiccup

עכברוש

rat (Norway rat / brown rat)

עכברת

leptospirosis (bacterial disease carried by rodents)

עכברת

leptospirosis — second source column on the same word

על טעם וריח אין להתווכח

there is no arguing about taste and smell

עַל טַעַם וְרֵיחַ אֵין לְהִתְוַכֵּחַ

there's no accounting for taste

עמות

confrontation

עִמּוּת

confrontation

עפיפון

kite (the flying toy)

עֲפִיצוּת

astringency; tannin-induced dryness

עפרון

pencil

עצב / עצבים

nerve(s); sadness; to irritate/anger; to design/shape

עַצְמָאוּת

independence

עָרֹב

arov — the fourth plague of Egypt; traditionally translated as 'swarms' (of flies or wild animals)

עַרְדָּלַיִם

overshoes; (modern) disposable plastic shoe covers

עַרְפָּד

vampire

ערש

bed; cradle (literary); birthplace (figurative)

עתון

newspaper

פִּגּוּעַ

terrorist attack

פִּגּוּעַ

terrorist attack; act of violence against civilians

פֹּה

here (this place)

פוחלץ

stuffed animal; taxidermy mount

פוך

down (feathers); also: eye-paint / kohl (biblical)

פונדקאות

surrogacy (modern); innkeeping (historical)

פופיק

belly button, navel (colloquial)

פוקסיה

fuchsia (color and plant name)

פַּחַת

pit, deep hole in the ground

פַּטִּישׁ

hammer

פֶּטֶל

raspberry (fruit); also colloquially: any concentrated fruit syrup

פִּטְמָה

nipple

פִּטְמָה

nipple (anatomical); also the protruding tip (pitam) of a citrus fruit, especially etrog

פִינְגָ'אן

finjan — small coffee pot (in Israeli Hebrew); small coffee cup (in Arabic)

פִּינְגָּ'אן

coffee pot

פִּיצוּצִיָּה

convenience store; kiosk

פָלַאפֶל

falafel; deep-fried chickpea balls served in pita

פלוץ

fart (colloquial)

פִלֵּחַ

to slip through / sneak past (also: התפלח, to sneak in)

פִלֵּחַ / הִתְפָלֵחַ

to snatch or steal; to sneak in

פָּלִינְדְּרוֹם

palindrome (a word or phrase reading the same forwards and backwards)

פלפל

pepper (both black pepper and bell/chili pepper)

פְּנִינָה

pearl

פסנתר

piano

פפיה

papaya

פְּצָצָה

bomb; explosive device

פִקְשׁוּשׁ

minor blunder, small embarrassing failure

פִרְגּוּן

generosity of spirit; taking genuine pleasure in another's success

פַּרְגִּית

young chicken; boneless chicken thigh fillet (modern culinary sense)

פַּרְוָה

fur; fur coat

פרור

suburb

פְרֵחָה

freha — stereotyped Mizrahi woman; tacky or vulgar girl

פְרָיֶר

sucker, pushover, naive person who gets exploited

פַּרְסוּמֶת

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פַּשְׁטִידָה

pastida; a baked dish (quiche, kugel, pie, or savory baked casserole)

פֹּת

vulva (anatomical term); the official modern Hebrew term for the female genitalia

פֹּת

vulva

צ׳פחה

a slap or blow to the head

צ׳קלקה

flashing light (police or emergency beacon)

צָב

turtle, tortoise

צַבָּר

sabra — native-born Israeli; also: prickly pear cactus plant

צַדִּיק

the letter tsadi (צ); also: righteous person

צַהֶבֶת

jaundice

צַוָּארוֹן גּוֹלְף

turtleneck (UK: polo neck)

צוֹלֶלֶת

submarine

צֵידָנִית

cooler, portable icebox

צִיּוֹנוּת

Zionism

צִיצִי

breast (colloquial); nipple (informal)

צִיתּוּת

wiretapping, eavesdropping

צֹמֶת

intersection, junction

צֹמֶת

junction, intersection

צֶנַע

austerity

צעצוע

toy

צַעַר

sorrow, sadness; also: I'm sorry (מִצְטַעֵר)

צִפְלוֹן

skinny person, weakling (slang)

צִפְלוֹן

weakling, skinny person

צֹפֶן

code (cipher, secret code)

צֹפֶן

code, cipher

צְרִיף

shack, hut; also: pyramid (obsolete); military barracks (archaic)

קאקער

coward, incompetent person, zero

קאקער

coward; incompetent person; worthless person

קֻבּוּץ

kubbutz (a Hebrew vowel sign representing the /u/ sound)

קִדְמָה

eastward; forward; progress, advancement

קוֹלְנוֹעַ

cinema; movie theater

קוֹמְבִּינָה

a scheme, fix, or dodge; getting something through cunning or informal means

קוּקוּרִיקוּ

cock-a-doodle-doo (rooster's crow)

קוֹקְסִינֵל

a transgender woman; originally a term for a transsexual man who became a woman (now considered derogatory by some)

קוֹרוֹנָה

corona; coronavirus

קֶטְשׁוֹפּ

ketchup

קָלַבּוּשׁ

jail, slammer (slang)

קלוזנר

Joseph Klausner — Hebrew lexical innovator and scholar whose coinages include מִזְרֵקָה, עֻבְדָּה, חֻלְצָה, מָנוֹף, עִפָּרוֹן, מִגְדַּלּוֹר, דַּיִג, הַגְדָּרָה, קַרְחוֹן, קַרְנַף, שׁוֹשֶׁלֶת, and others

קְלִיעָה

slinging (shooting), braiding (hair or reeds); behind the scenes (קלעים)

קַלְמָר

pencil case, pen case

קִמְעוֹנָאוּת

retail (trade)

קֻנְדָּס

prank, mischief; also the prankster figure

קְסֵסָה

a mixture of cannabis and tobacco (prepared by grinding)

קָעוּר

concave

קָפֶה

coffee

קַפְּסוּלָה

capsule (medical; also coffee pod, learning bubble)

קָרוֹב לְוַדַּאי

near certainty; probably (phrase)

קרציה

tick (the arachnid parasite); also: a nuisance person (figurative)

קִשְׁקוּשׁ

scribble, doodle; (historically) a rattling metallic sound; nonsense, idle chatter

רֹאשַׁת

feminine form of 'head of' (e.g., ראשת ממשלה — prime minister, f.)

רִבָּה

jam, fruit preserve

רָהִיט

piece of furniture (collective: רִיהוּט — furniture)

רוֹדָן

dictator; tyrant

רַחְפָן

drone (unmanned aerial vehicle); quadcopter

רִיהוּט

furniture (collective); furnishings

רִיצְ'רָץ'

zipper

רִיצְ'רָץ'

zipper (colloquial); also spelled ריצ׳רץ׳

רַכְבָּל

cable car; aerial tramway

רַכֶּבֶת

train; railroad

רַעֲשָׁן

noisemaker; gragger (Purim rattle)

רְצִינוּת

seriousness, gravity, earnestness

רַקֶּפֶת

cyclamen (flowering plant, Cyclamen persicum)

רַקֶּפֶת

Cyclamen

רִשְׁרוּשׁ

rustle; rustling sound

שבלול

snail

שִׁבֹּלֶת

ear of grain, stream, shibboleth

שִׁבֹּלֶת

ear of grain; shibboleth (linguistic/cultural password)

שָׁבָץ

stroke, seizure, fit

שגרירות

embassy

שַׁדְכָן

stapler (office device); also: matchmaker

שִׁדְרוּג

upgrade

שִׁדְרוּג

upgrade, re-grading

שואה

catastrophe; the Holocaust

שׁוֹקוֹלָד

chocolate

שׁוֹשַׁנָּה

Lily / Rose

שִׁזּוּף

tanning

שִׁזּוּף

tanning (by sun), suntan

שֹׁחַד

bribery

שְׁחִיתוּת

corruption

שַׁחְמָט

chess

שיבוט

cloning; a clone

שְׁכוֹל

bereavement / loss of a child

שֶׁל

of, belonging to

שלולית

puddle

שְׁלוּמִיאֵל

bungler, unlucky person, ne'er-do-well

שמאלני

leftist (pejorative or strong)

שִׂמְחָה

joy, happiness

שִׁנָּנִית

dental hygienist

שִׁנָּנִית

dental hygienist

שסק

loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); also: medlar (Mespilus germanica)

שעון

clock; watch

שַׁפַּעַת

influenza / flu

שקדיה

almond tree

שְׁרַבְרַב

plumber

שֵׁרוּתִים

toilets, restroom, bathroom

שְׁרִיר

muscle

תַּאֲגִיד

corporation, incorporated body

תְּאוּנָה

accident

תַּבְלִין

spice, seasoning

תֵּה

tea

תָּו

musical note; also the solfège names דו-רה-מי-פה-סול-לה-סי

תּוּת

mulberry; strawberry

תּוֹתָח

cannon

תְּזוּנָה

nutrition

תִּזְמֹרֶת

orchestra

תַּחְבִּיב

hobby

תַּחְפֹּשֶׂת

costume

תחש

dugong / dachshund (dog breed); an unidentified animal whose hide covered the Tabernacle

תיכון

middle; secondary school; Mediterranean; Middle East

תִּירָס

corn, maize

תֻּכִּי

parrot

תָּכְנִית

plan, program, schedule

תַּמְנוּן

octopus

תַּנִּין

crocodile

תַּנִּין

crocodile / sea monster

תַּסְבִּיךְ

complex

תַּעֲרִיף

tariff, rate, price list

תַּעֲשִׂיָּה

industry

תַּקְרִית

incident

תרבות

culture

תֶּרֶד

spinach

תַּרְנְגוֹל

rooster

תִּתְחַדֵּש

wear it in good health / may you be renewed

תתרן

anosmic (lacking the sense of smell)

guten Rutsch

German New Year's greeting; lit. 'good slide/slip'

Schmooze

to chat informally; to network socially