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Every Ivrit Road word about idioms & sayings, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| נִשְׁמָע טוֹב | nishma tov | sounds good |
| זֶה עָלַי | ze alai | it's on me |
| לַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹבָה | la'asot tova | to do a favour |
| לְהַשְׁאִיר הוֹדָעָה | lehash'ir hoda'a | to leave a message |
| לַעֲבֹר מִבְחָן | la'avor mivchan | to pass a test |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| עַל הַפָּנִים | al hapanim | awful (lit. on the face) |
| חֲבָל עַל הַזְּמַן | chaval al hazman | amazing (lit. a waste of time) |
| בְּקַטָּנָה | bekatana | no big deal / casually |
| אֵין מַצָּב | ein matsav | no way |
| תִּתְחַדֵּשׁ | titchadesh | enjoy your new thing! |
| סוֹף הַדֶּרֶךְ | sof haderech | the best / amazing |
| חֲפִיף | chafif | sloppy / careless |
| הַכֹּל דְּבַשׁ | hakol dvash | all good (lit. all honey) |
| תַּכְלֶ'ס | tachles | bottom line / basically |
| לֹא נוֹרָא | lo nora | no big deal |
| בְּעֶזְרַת הַשֵּׁם | be'ezrat hashem | God willing |
| אֵין חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ | ein chadash tachat hashemesh | nothing new under the sun |
| סַחְתֵּין | sachten | well done! / respect |
| חֶרֶב פִּיפִיּוֹת | cherev pifiyot | a double-edged sword |
| נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע | na'ase venishma | we will do, then understand |
| מָה נִסְגַּר? | ma nisgar | what's the deal? |
| אַחֲרוֹן אַחֲרוֹן חָבִיב | acharon acharon chaviv | last but not least |
| טוֹב שֵׁם מִשֶּׁמֶן טוֹב | tov shem mishemen tov | a good name beats fine oil |
| בְּזֵעַת אַפֶּיךָ | beze'at apecha | by the sweat of your brow |
| קוֹמְבִּינָה | kombina | scheme / fiddle |
| קוֹל קוֹרֵא בַּמִּדְבָּר | kol kore bamidbar | a voice crying in the wilderness |
| מִי יִתֵּן | mi yiten | if only |
| פְּרוֹטֶקְצְיָה | protektzya | connections / pull |
| חֲפִירָה | chafira | going on and on (tedious talk) |
| פְּצָצָה | ptzatza | bombshell / amazing |
| יַאלְלָה בַּיי | yalla bai | OK, bye |
| אֵין לִי מִלִּים | ein li milim | I have no words |
| מָה אַתָּה רוֹצֶה מִמֶּנִּי? | ma ata rotse mimeni? | what do you want from me? |
| מַסְטוּל | mastul | out of it / spaced out |
| זֶה לֹא הַזְּמַן | ze lo hazman | this isn't the time |
| בְּסַךְ הַכֹּל | besach hakol | all in all / only |
| הַכֹּל לְטוֹבָה | hakol letova | it's all for the best |
| בְּלִי לַחַץ | bli lachats | no pressure |
| קַח אֶת הַזְּמַן | kach et hazman | take your time |
| תִּשְׁמֹר עַל עַצְמְךָ | tishmor al atsmecha | take care of yourself |
| זֶה מָה יֵשׁ | ze ma yesh | that's how it is |
| חַרְטָה | charta | nonsense (slang) |
| עַד מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים | ad me'a ve'esrim | to 120! (birthday wish) |
| שֶׁיִּהְיֶה בְּמַזָּל | sheyihye bemazal | good luck with it |
| כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמַרְתִּי | kmo she'amarti | as I said |
| עַל הַבֹּקֶר | al haboker | first thing in the morning |
| מָה זֶה מְשַׁנֶּה? | ma ze meshane? | what difference does it make? |
| לָקַחַת בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן | lakachat becheshbon | to take into account |
| לַעֲשׂוֹת חַיִּים | la'asot chayim | to have a great time |
| לַעֲשׂוֹת סֵדֶר | la'asot seder | to sort things out |
| מְטֻמְטָם | metumtam | dumb / an idiot |
| זֶה לֹא סוֹף הָעוֹלָם | ze lo sof ha'olam | it's not the end of the world |
| לָלֶכֶת עַל זֶה | lalechet al ze | to go for it |
| לָלֶכֶת לְאִבּוּד | lalechet le'ibud | to get lost |
| לִשְׁבֹּר אֶת הָרֹאשׁ | lishbor et harosh | to rack one's brain |
| עַל רֶגֶל אַחַת | al regel achat | in a nutshell (lit. on one foot) |
| מְהַמֵּם | mehamem | stunning |
| מִתַּחַת לָאַף | mitachat la'af | right under one's nose |
| יָצָא מֵהַכֵּלִים | yatsa mehakelim | lost his temper |
| עַל הַכֵּיפָק | al hakefak | great / excellent |
| שָׂם פַּס | sam pas | couldn't care less |
| עָשָׂה לוֹ טוֹבָה | asa lo tova | did him a favour |
| אֵין עַל מָה | ein al ma | don't mention it |
| פַּנְצֶ'ר | pancher | flat tyre / hitch |
| לָשִׂים לֵב | lasim lev | to pay attention |
| לָלֶכֶת עִם הָרֹאשׁ בַּקִּיר | lalechet im harosh bakir | to bang one's head against the wall |
| מִפֶּה לְאֹזֶן | mipe le'ozen | by word of mouth |
| תִּתְכַּבֵּד | titkabed | help yourself |
| אֵין עָשָׁן בְּלִי אֵשׁ | ein ashan bli esh | no smoke without fire |
| עַיִן הָרָע | ayin hara | the evil eye |
| חַיִּים שֶׁלִּי | chayim sheli | my dear (lit. my life) |
| בְּלִי נֶדֶר | bli neder | no promises (lit. without a vow) |
| מָה הַקֶּטַע? | ma haketa | what's the deal? |
| לֹא בַּשָּׁמַיִם הִיא | lo bashamayim hi | it is within reach |
| הַקּוֹל קוֹל יַעֲקֹב | hakol kol ya'akov | the voice is Jacob's (appearances deceive) |
| שְׁלַח לַחְמְךָ עַל פְּנֵי הַמַּיִם | shlach lachmecha al pnei hamayim | cast your bread upon the waters |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| סָגוּר עָלַי | sagur alai | I'm sure / I've got it sorted |
| זֶה לֹא בְּיָדַי | ze lo beyadai | it's out of my hands |
| לְאַט אֲבָל בָּטוּחַ | le'at aval batu'ach | slowly but surely |
| מִלָּה זוֹ מִלָּה | mila zo mila | a promise is a promise |
| גַּם זוֹ לְטוֹבָה | gam zo letova | this too is for the best |
| עַד כְּדֵי כָּךְ? | ad kedei kach? | that much? / really? |
| תִּזְכֶּה לְמִצְווֹת | tizke lemitsvot | thank you (lit. may you merit mitzvot) |
| בֵּינֵינוּ לְבֵין עַצְמֵנוּ | beinenu levein atsmenu | between ourselves |
| תָּמִיד יֵשׁ פַּעַם רִאשׁוֹנָה | tamid yesh pa'am rishona | there's a first time for everything |
| מִן הַסְּתָם | min hastam | presumably |
| לִפְתֹּחַ דַּף חָדָשׁ | liftoach daf chadash | to make a fresh start |
| לָרֶדֶת לַפְּרָטִים | laredet lapratim | to get into the details |
| לָקוּם עַל צַד שְׂמֹאל | lakum al tsad smol | to get out of bed on the wrong side |
| לַחֲזֹר לָעִנְיָן | lachazor la'inyan | to get back to the point |
| לָצֵאת מֵהַכֵּלִים | latset mehakelim | to lose one's temper |
| לָשִׂים פַּס | lasim pas | not to care (slang) |
| לִשְׂחוֹת בָּזֶה | lischot baze | to know it inside out |
| לְהוֹרִיד אֶת הַכּוֹבַע | lehorid et hakova | to take one's hat off (to) |
| לַחְתֹּךְ פִּנּוֹת | lachtoch pinot | to cut corners |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| לֹא הָיָה וְלֹא נִבְרָא | lo haya velo nivra | it never happened |
| לֹא עָלֵינוּ | lo aleinu | may it not happen to us |
| הַזְּמַן עוֹשֶׂה אֶת שֶׁלּוֹ | hazman ose et shelo | time heals |
| לָצֵאת לַפֹּעַל | latset lapo'al | to come to fruition |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| גַּלְגַּל חוֹזֵר בָּעוֹלָם | galgal chozer ba'olam | what goes around comes around |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| כְּהֶרֶף עַיִן | keheref ayin | in the blink of an eye |
| בָּנוּי לְתַלְפִּיּוֹת | banui letalpiyot | splendidly built |
| לְהַלֵּךְ אֵימִים | lehalech eimim | to spread terror |
| מְלֶאכֶת מַחֲשֶׁבֶת | melechet machshevet | fine craftsmanship / a masterpiece |
| לְרַפּוֹת יָדַיִם | lerapot yadayim | to dishearten |
| לְהַטּוֹת אֹזֶן | lehatot ozen | to lend an ear |
| לֹא נָס לֵחוֹ | lo nas lecho | his vigour hasn't faded |
| לְלֹא כְּחָל וּשְׂרָק | lelo kchal usrak | plainly, without embellishment |
| עַל קְצֵה הַמַּזְלֵג | al ktse hamazleg | briefly, in a nutshell |
| בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ לַסַּדָּן | bein hapatish lasadan | between a rock and a hard place |
| אֵין לַדָּבָר סוֹף | ein ladavar sof | there is no end to it |
| לִפְנַי וְלִפְנִים | lifnai velifnim | to the innermost / thoroughly |
| מִן הַמַּסָּד וְעַד הַטְּפָחוֹת | min hamasad ve'ad hatfachot | from top to bottom |
| בְּרֹאשׁ מוּרָם | berosh muram | with head held high |
| כַּחֹמֶר בְּיַד הַיּוֹצֵר | kachomer beyad hayotser | like clay in the potter's hands |
| הָפַךְ עוֹלָמוֹת | hafach olamot | moved heaven and earth |
| בְּדָמִים מְרֻבִּים | bedamim merubim | at a heavy price |
| יָצָא בְּשֵׁן וָעַיִן | yatsa beshen va'ayin | came out badly bruised |
| אָחַז בְּקַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | achaz bekarnot hamizbe'ach | clung on for dear life |
| הִכָּה עַל חֵטְא | hika al chet | repented / beat his breast |
| נָפַל בֵּין הַכִּסְאוֹת | nafal bein hakis'ot | fell between the cracks |
| בְּלֵב כָּבֵד | belev kaved | with a heavy heart |
| בְּפֶה מָלֵא | bepe male | wholeheartedly / explicitly |
| סוֹף דָּבָר | sof davar | in the end / to conclude |
| גְּבוּרוֹת | gvurot | age of eighty (lit. strength) |
| שֵׂיבָה טוֹבָה | seiva tova | a ripe old age |
| אוֹר לַגּוֹיִם | or lagoyim | a light unto the nations |
| כְּחוֹל אֲשֶׁר עַל שְׂפַת הַיָּם | kechol asher al sfat hayam | countless as sand on the shore |
| אֵין לוֹ שִׁעוּר | ein lo shi'ur | immeasurable |
| כִּכְלוֹת הַכֹּל | kichlot hakol | when all is said and done |
| כִּמְלוֹא נִימָה | kimlo nima | by a hair's breadth |
| מְלוֹא הַחֹפֶן | melo hachofen | a handful |
| אֲחִיזַת עֵינַיִם | achizat einayim | sleight of hand / deception |