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Literary & poetic — 131 Hebrew words
Every Ivrit Road word about literary & poetic, 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 |
|---|
| הֵד | hed | echo |
| שְׁבִיל | shvil | path / trail |
| אֵפֶר | efer | ash |
| קָצִיר | katsir | harvest |
| דִּמְעָה | dim'a | tear (from the eye) |
| אֲנָחָה | anacha | sigh |
| סֵמֶל | semel | symbol / emblem |
| דְּמוּת | dmut | character / figure |
| סִפּוּר קָצָר | sipur katsar | short story |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
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| דְּמָמָה | dmama | stillness |
| רָקִיעַ | raki'a | firmament / sky |
| רַחַשׁ | rachash | murmur |
| תְּהוֹם | tehom | abyss |
| נֹגַהּ | noga | glow / Venus |
| זֹהַר | zohar | radiance |
| מַשַּׁב | mashav | gust (of wind) |
| נָוֶה | nave | oasis / abode |
| יְאוֹר | ye'or | the Nile / a great river |
| חַמָּה | chama | sun (poetic) |
| אַדְוָה | adva | ripple |
| לְבָנָה | levana | moon (poetic) |
| קֶצֶף | ketsef | foam / froth |
| עָב | av | cloud (poetic) |
| גַּחֶלֶת | gachelet | ember |
| מְצוּלָה | metsula | the deep (sea) |
| עָפָר | afar | dust / earth |
| גֶּפֶן | gefen | vine |
| שִׁבֹּלֶת | shibolet | ear of grain |
| בָּצִיר | batsir | grape harvest / vintage |
| נִיחוֹחַ | nichoach | fragrance |
| גֹּרֶן | goren | threshing floor |
| אָסִיף | asif | ingathering (harvest) |
| אֲרֶשֶׁת | areshet | facial expression |
| עֶדְנָה | edna | renewed flourishing |
| לֵאוּת | le'ut | weariness |
| נְגִינָה | negina | playing (music) |
| תְּלָאוֹת | tela'ot | hardships |
| מַהֲמוֹרָה | mahamora | pothole / pitfall |
| לַחַשׁ | lachash | whisper / spell |
| חַדְגּוֹנִי | chadgoni | monotonous |
| מִזְמוֹר | mizmor | psalm / song |
| אֲנִין טַעַם | anin ta'am | a connoisseur |
| נִשְׂגָּב | nisgav | sublime |
| אַלֶּגוֹרְיָה | alegorya | allegory |
| עִלָּאִי | ila'i | supreme / exalted |
| מֶטָפוֹרָה | metafora | metaphor |
| תַּעְתּוּעִים | ta'tu'im | illusions / deceptions |
| לִרְוָיָה | lirvaya | to the full / to satiety |
| דִּמּוּי | dimuy | image / simile |
| נוֹבֶלָה | novela | novella |
| אַרְגָּמָן | argaman | crimson / purple |
| תְּכֵלֶת | tchelet | sky blue |
| שַׁלְהֶבֶת | shalhevet | flame |
| צְלָלִית | tslalit | silhouette |
| רִשְׁרוּשׁ | rishrush | rustling |
| נִצְנוּץ | nitsnuts | sparkle |
| לֹבֶן | loven | whiteness |
| רִפְרוּף | rifruf | flutter |
| הוֹמִיָּה | homiya | murmuring / bustling |
| מָשָׁל | mashal | parable |
| זִיו | ziv | radiance / splendour |
| נִמְשָׁל | nimshal | the moral of a parable |
| פִּיּוּט | piyut | liturgical poem |
| חֲרוּז | charuz | rhyme |
| הוֹד | hod | majesty |
| עֲלִילָה | alila | plot |
| מְסַפֵּר | mesaper | narrator |
| תִּפְאֶרֶת | tif'eret | glory / splendour |
| הִשְׁתַּקְּפוּת | hishtakfut | reflection |
| חֲלוֹם בְּהָקִיץ | chalom behakits | daydream |
| רֹךְ | roch | softness |
| אִמְרַת כָּנָף | imrat kanaf | a winged saying (famous quote) |
| לָשׁוֹן נוֹפֶלֶת עַל לָשׁוֹן | lashon nofelet al lashon | a pun / wordplay |
| רוּחַ הַתְּקוּפָה | ru'ach hatkufa | spirit of the age |
| סוּגָה | suga | genre |
| שִׁירָה | shira | poetry |
| תּוֹחֶלֶת | tochelet | hope / expectation |
| הַמְשָׁלָה | hamshala | allegory / analogy |
| נִימָה | nima | tone / note |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
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| אֵד | ed | vapour / mist |
| רֶשֶׁף | reshef | spark / flash |
| עַצֶּבֶת | atsevet | sorrow |
| שַׁוְעָה | shav'a | cry for help |
| מְלִיצָה | melitsa | florid phrase |
| מְלִיצִי | melitsi | florid / flowery |
| בַּלָּהוֹת | balahot | terrors |
| אִמְרָה שְׁחוּקָה | imra shchuka | a worn-out cliché |
| נָדוֹשׁ | nadosh | hackneyed |
| מְסֻרְבָּל | mesurbal | cumbersome / convoluted |
| רַהֲטוּת | rahatut | fluency |
| תַּמְצִיתִי | tamtsiti | concise |
| לַהַג | lahag | idle chatter |
| Hebrew | How to say it | Meaning |
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| סַהַר | sahar | moon / crescent (poetic) |
| רְבָבָה | revava | a myriad (ten thousand) |
| אַדֶּרֶת | aderet | cloak / mantle |
| שֹׁבֶל | shovel | train (of a dress) / trail |
| מַשְׂכִּית | maskit | ornament / figurine |
| זָעוּם | za'um | meagre / scanty |
| זָהֹב | zahov | golden |
| פְּתַלְתֹּל | ptaltol | winding / tortuous |
| סְבַךְ | svach | thicket / tangle |
| תַּעֲלוּמָה | ta'aluma | mystery |
| נַפְתּוּלִים | naftulim | inner struggles |
| מֻפְלָא | mufla | wondrous |
| נַעֲלֶה | na'ale | lofty / exalted |
| מִתְרָס | mitras | barricade |
| אֻמָּנוּת | umanut | craft / craftsmanship |
| יְצִירַת מוֹפֵת | yetsirat mofet | masterpiece |
| מוֹפֵת | mofet | exemplar / model |
| אֲפֵלָה | afela | deep darkness |
| צַלְמָוֶת | tsalmavet | deathly shadow |
| נַהֲמָה | nahama | growl, roar |
| הֶמְיָה | hemya | murmur |
| פְּרָזוֹת | prazot | open, unwalled countryside |
| מִסְתּוֹר | mistor | hiding place |
| מַחֲבוֹא | machavo | hideout |
| עֲקַלְקַל | akalkal | crooked, winding |
| שְׁלוּחָה | shlucha | offshoot / spur |
| תְּשׁוּרָה | tshura | gift (archaic) |
| מַלְבּוּשׁ | malbush | garment (literary) |
| נִכְבָּד | nichbad | distinguished / considerable |
| מַסְוֶה | masve | veil / disguise |
| מִשֶּׁכְּבָר | mishekvar | of old, long ago |
| מִקֶּדֶם | mikedem | of yore |
| אַט אַט | at at | very slowly (poetic) |
| חֶרֶשׁ | cheresh | silently |
| מִנִּי אָז | mini az | since then (poetic) |
| עֲדֵי עַד | adei ad | for ever and ever |
| הֲלוֹם | halom | hither (poetic) |
| אֵי־שָׁם | ei-sham | somewhere out there |
| הֵן | hen | behold / indeed (literary) |
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