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Shabbat & holidays — 209 Hebrew words
Every Ivrit Road word about shabbat & holidays, from the first days in Israel to the hardest level, with vowel points, pronunciation and meaning.
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| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
|---|
| תְּפִלָּה | tfila | prayer |
| בְּרָכָה | bracha | blessing |
| קִדּוּשׁ | kidush | Kiddush |
| נֵרוֹת שַׁבָּת | nerot shabbat | Shabbat candles |
| נֵר | ner | candle |
| סִדּוּר | sidur | prayer book / arrangement |
| תּוֹרָה | tora | Torah |
| מִצְוָה | mitsva | commandment / good deed |
| כִּפָּה | kipa | kippah |
| רַב | rav | rabbi |
| חַג | chag | holiday / festival |
| רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה | rosh hashana | Rosh Hashanah |
| יוֹם כִּפּוּר | yom kipur | Yom Kippur |
| סֻכּוֹת | sukot | Sukkot |
| חֲנֻכָּה | chanuka | Hanukkah |
| פּוּרִים | purim | Purim |
| פֶּסַח | pesach | Passover |
| מַצָּה | matsa | matzah |
| שָׁבוּעוֹת | shavu'ot | Shavuot |
| יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת | yom ha'atsma'ut | Independence Day |
| אָמֵן | amen | amen |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
|---|
| הַבְדָּלָה | havdala | Havdalah |
| מַחֲזוֹר | machzor | festival prayer book / cycle |
| סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה | sefer tora | Torah scroll |
| פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ | parashat hashavua | weekly Torah portion |
| צְדָקָה | tsdaka | charity |
| טַלִּית | talit | tallit (prayer shawl) |
| תְּפִלִּין | tfilin | tefillin |
| צִיצִית | tsitsit | tzitzit |
| מְזוּזָה | mezuza | mezuzah |
| מִנְיָן | minyan | minyan (prayer quorum) |
| שַׁחֲרִית | shacharit | morning prayer |
| מִנְחָה | mincha | afternoon prayer |
| יְשִׁיבָה | yeshiva | yeshiva / meeting |
| תְּהִלִּים | tehilim | Psalms |
| הֲלָכָה | halacha | Jewish law |
| מִנְהָג | minhag | custom |
| סֻכָּה | suka | sukkah |
| שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה | simchat tora | Simchat Torah |
| חֲנֻכִּיָּה | chanukiya | Hanukkah menorah |
| סְבִיבוֹן | svivon | dreidel |
| סֻפְגָּנִיָּה | sufganiya | doughnut |
| מְגִלָּה | megila | Megillah / scroll |
| מִשְׁלוֹחַ מָנוֹת | mishlo'ach manot | Purim food gifts |
| תַּחְפֹּשֶׂת | tachposet | costume |
| לֵיל הַסֵּדֶר | leil haseder | Seder night |
| הַגָּדָה | hagada | Haggadah |
| חָמֵץ | chamets | chametz (leavened food) |
| צוֹם | tsom | fast (day) |
| יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן | yom hazikaron | Memorial Day |
| יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה | yom hasho'a | Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| בַּר מִצְוָה | bar mitsva | bar mitzvah |
| קָדוֹשׁ | kadosh | holy |
| הַכֹּתֶל | hakotel | the Western Wall |
| דָּתִי | dati | religious |
| אֱמוּנָה | emuna | faith |
| נֵר נְשָׁמָה | ner neshama | memorial candle |
| עֶרֶב חַג | erev chag | festival eve |
| אִסְרוּ חַג | isru chag | the day after a festival |
| חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד | chol hamo'ed | intermediate festival days |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
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| רַבָּנוּת | rabanut | Rabbinate |
| חַזָּן | chazan | cantor |
| גַּבַּאי | gabai | synagogue warden |
| עֲלִיָּה לַתּוֹרָה | aliya latora | being called up to the Torah |
| גְּמָרָא | gmara | Gemara |
| מִשְׁנָה | mishna | Mishnah |
| בֵּית מִדְרָשׁ | beit midrash | study hall |
| דְּבַר תּוֹרָה | dvar tora | short Torah talk |
| לוּלָב | lulav | lulav |
| אֶתְרוֹג | etrog | etrog |
| לְבִיבוֹת | levivot | latkes |
| ל״ג בָּעֹמֶר | lag ba'omer | Lag BaOmer |
| תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב | tish'a be'av | Tisha B'Av |
| בְּרִית מִילָה | brit mila | brit milah ceremony |
| חֻפָּה | chupa | wedding canopy |
| כְּתֻבָּה | ktuba | marriage contract (ketubah) |
| לְוָיָה | levaya | funeral |
| בֵּית עָלְמִין | beit almin | cemetery |
| קַדִּישׁ | kadish | Kaddish |
| בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ | beit hamikdash | the Temple |
| שׁוֹמֵר שַׁבָּת | shomer shabbat | Shabbat-observant |
| חִלּוֹנִי | chiloni | secular |
| חֲרֵדִי | charedi | Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) |
| מָסָרְתִּי | masorti | traditional |
| מָסֹרֶת | masoret | tradition |
| נְשָׁמָה | neshama | soul / dear (as address) |
| הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא | hakadosh baruch hu | the Holy One, blessed be He |
| בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן | birkat hamazon | grace after meals |
| נְטִילַת יָדַיִם | netilat yadayim | ritual handwashing |
| קַבָּלַת שַׁבָּת | kabalat shabbat | welcoming Shabbat (Friday prayers) |
| שׁוֹפָר | shofar | shofar |
| אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל | erets yisra'el | the Land of Israel |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
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| הַמּוֹצִיא | hamotsi | blessing over bread |
| סְעוּדָה שְׁלִישִׁית | se'uda shlishit | third Shabbat meal |
| סְעוּדָה | se'uda | festive meal |
| אֲרוֹן הַקֹּדֶשׁ | aron hakodesh | Holy Ark |
| סְלִיחוֹת | slichot | Selichot (penitential prayers) |
| כַּשְׁרוּת | kashrut | kashrut (kosher laws) |
| מַשְׁגִּיחַ | mashgi'ach | kosher supervisor |
| מוּסָף | musaf | Musaf prayer / supplement |
| הַפְטָרָה | haftara | Haftarah |
| שִׁיעוּר תּוֹרָה | shi'ur tora | Torah class |
| חַבְרוּתָא | chavruta | study partner |
| הַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִים | hachnasat orchim | hospitality |
| בִּקּוּר חוֹלִים | bikur cholim | visiting the sick |
| זְמַנֵּי שַׁבָּת | zmanei shabbat | Shabbat times |
| הַדְלָקַת נֵרוֹת | hadlakat nerot | candle lighting |
| לָשׁוֹן הָרָע | lashon hara | gossip / slander |
| תַּנְחוּמִים | tanchumim | condolences |
| הַמָּקוֹם יְנַחֵם | hamakom yenachem | may God comfort you (condolence) |
| פָּסוּק | pasuk | verse |
| טְרֵפָה | trefa | non-kosher |
| כֹּהֵן | kohen | kohen (priest) |
| לֵוִי | levi | Levite |
| עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל | am yisra'el | the Jewish people |
| זִכְרוֹנוֹ לִבְרָכָה | zichrono livracha | of blessed memory |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
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| עֵרוּב | eruv | eruv |
| בִּימָה | bima | bimah / platform |
| תַּעֲנִית | ta'anit | fast day |
| דְּרָשָׁה | drasha | sermon |
| גְּמִילוּת חֲסָדִים | gmilut chasadim | acts of kindness |
| קִדּוּשׁ הַשֵּׁם | kidush hashem | sanctifying God's name |
| נְשִׂיאַת כַּפַּיִם | nesi'at kapayim | Priestly Blessing |
| אֲבֵלוּת | avelut | mourning |
| דַּף יוֹמִי | daf yomi | daily page of Talmud |
| חִדּוּשׁ | chidush | novel insight / innovation |
| מֻקְצֶה | muktse | muktzeh (not to be handled on Shabbat) |
| אִסּוּר | isur | prohibition |
| הֶתֵּר | heter | permission / permit |
| פִּקּוּחַ נֶפֶשׁ | pikuach nefesh | saving a life (overrides other laws) |
| רֹאשׁ יְשִׁיבָה | rosh yeshiva | head of a yeshiva |
| כּוֹלֵל | kolel | kollel / including |
| בַּעַל תְּשׁוּבָה | ba'al tshuva | person who became religious |
| מַסֶּכֶת | masechet | tractate |
| פָּרָשָׁה | parasha | Torah portion / affair |
| מִדְרָשׁ | midrash | midrash |
| חֶשְׁבּוֹן נֶפֶשׁ | cheshbon nefesh | soul-searching |
| וַדַּאי | vadai | certain / certainly |
| טָמֵא | tame | impure |
| טָהוֹר | tahor | pure |
| קְדֻשָּׁה | kdusha | holiness |
| קָרְבָּן | korban | sacrifice / victim |
| מִזְבֵּחַ | mizbe'ach | altar |
| מָשִׁיחַ | mashi'ach | Messiah |
| גָּלוּת | galut | exile / diaspora |
| גְּאֻלָּה | ge'ula | redemption |
| תְּפוּצוֹת | tfutsot | the Diaspora |
| צִיּוֹנוּת | tsiyonut | Zionism |
| שֶׁבַע בְּרָכוֹת | sheva brachot | Sheva Brachot (wedding week) |
| סִיּוּם | siyum | completion (of a tractate) / ending |
| הַשְׁכָּבָה | hashkava | memorial prayer |
| אַזְכָּרָה | azkara | memorial service |
| מַצֵּבָה | matseva | gravestone |
| נִפְטָר | niftar | deceased / passed away |
| מַעֲשֵׂר | ma'aser | tithe |
| חַלַּת שַׁבָּת | chalat shabbat | Shabbat challah |
| בֵּית דִּין | beit din | rabbinical court |
| שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר | shli'ach tsibur | prayer leader |
| קְרִיאַת הַתּוֹרָה | kri'at hatora | Torah reading |
| עֲמִידָה | amida | Amidah prayer / standing |
| קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע | kri'at shma | Shema prayer |
| הַלֵּל | halel | Hallel prayer |
| לֵיל שִׁשִּׁי | leil shishi | Friday night |
| שַׁבָּתוֹן | shabaton | Shabbaton / sabbatical |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
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| פְּסַק הֲלָכָה | psak halacha | halachic ruling |
| פּוֹסֵק | posek | halachic authority |
| מְפָרְשִׁים | meforshim | commentators |
| מַרְאִית עַיִן | mar'it ayin | appearances (avoiding suspicion) |
| חִלּוּל הַשֵּׁם | chilul hashem | desecration of God's name |
| יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם | yir'at shamayim | fear of Heaven |
| גְּדוֹל הַדּוֹר | gdol hador | leading sage of the generation |
| אַבְרֵךְ | avrech | kollel scholar (young married) |
| אַגָּדָה | agada | aggadah / legend |
| גְּזֵרָה | gzera | decree |
| מִכָּאן | mikan | from here / hence |
| טֻמְאָה | tum'a | impurity |
| טָהֳרָה | tahara | purity |
| פִּדְיוֹן הַבֵּן | pidyon haben | redemption of the firstborn |
| יָארְצַייט | yortsait | yahrzeit |
| גַּבַּאי צְדָקָה | gabai tsdaka | charity collector |
| שְׁמִטָּה | shmita | sabbatical year |
| עָרְלָה | orla | orlah (fruit of young trees) |
| הַפְרָשַׁת חַלָּה | hafrashat chala | separating challah |
| דַּיָּן | dayan | rabbinical judge |
| יִזְכֹּר | yizkor | Yizkor memorial prayer |
| מַעֲרִיב | ma'ariv | evening prayer (Ma'ariv) |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
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| מִמָּה נַפְשָׁךְ | mima nafshach | either way |
| סְבָרָא | svara | logical reasoning |
| קֻשְׁיָא | kushya | difficulty / challenge (in study) |
| חֻמְרָא | chumra | stringency |
| קֻלָּא | kula | leniency |
| בָּרַיְתָא | baraita | baraita |
| תּוֹסָפוֹת | tosafot | Tosafot (Talmud commentary) |
| דְּאוֹרַיְתָא | de'oraita | from the Torah (Torah-level) |
| דְּרַבָּנָן | derabanan | rabbinic (rabbinic-level) |
| הַיְנוּ | haynu | that is to say |
| דְּהַיְנוּ | dehaynu | namely |
| בְּחֶזְקַת | bechezkat | presumed (to be) |
| אִלְמָלֵא | ilmale | were it not for |
| נַפְקָא מִינַּהּ | nafka mina | practical difference |
| שַׁפִּיר | shapir | fine / well (Aramaic) |
| סְעֻדַּת מִצְוָה | se'udat mitsva | a festive meal for a mitzvah |
| מִסְתַּבְּרָא | mistabra | it stands to reason |
| בַּעַל קוֹרֵא | ba'al kore | Torah reader |
| אִיכָּא | ika | there is (Aramaic) |
| מְחִיצָה | mechitsa | partition (in a synagogue) |
| נִגּוּן | nigun | tune / melody |
| לֵיכָּא | leika | there isn't (Aramaic) |
| שִׁעוּר תּוֹרָה | shi'ur tora | Torah class |
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