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Nature & weather — 216 Hebrew words

Every Ivrit Road word about nature & weather, from the first days in Israel to the hardest level, with vowel points, pronunciation and meaning.

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Level 2: Survival year 1

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
עוֹלָםolamworld
כֶּלֶבkelevdog
חָתוּלchatulcat

Level 3: Daily life year 2

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
חַםchamhot
קַרkarcold
גֶּשֶׁםgeshemrain
שֶׁמֶשׁshemeshsun
יָםyamsea
רוּחַru'achwind
עָנָןanancloud
חוֹלcholsand
עֵץetstree
פֶּרַחperachflower
צִפּוֹרtsiporbird
שְׁקִיעָהshki'asunset
זְרִיחָהzrichasunrise
סְעָרָהse'arastorm
רַעַםra'amthunder
בָּרָקbaraklightning
עֲרָפֶלarafelfog
נוֹףnofview / landscape
צֵלtselshade / shadow
מֶזֶג אֲוִירmezeg avirweather
אֲוִירavirair
שֶׁלֶגshelegsnow
שָׁמַיִםshamayimsky
יָרֵחַyare'achmoon
כּוֹכָבkochavstar
הַרharmountain
מִדְבָּרmidbardesert
יַעַרya'arforest
נָהָרnaharriver
אֵשׁeshfire
עָלֶהaleleaf
חַיָּהchayaanimal
סוּסsushorse
פָּרָהparacow
זְבוּבzvuvfly
יַתּוּשׁyatushmosquito
נְיָרneyarpaper

Level 4: Bureaucracy year 3

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
טֶמְפֶּרָטוּרָהtemperaturatemperature
תַּחֲזִיתtachazitforecast
חַמְסִיןchamsinhot dry spell (khamsin)
לַחlachhumid
לַחוּתlachuthumidity
בָּרָדbaradhail
קֶשֶׁתkeshetrainbow / bow
מְעֻנָּןme'unancloudy
שִׁמְשִׁיshimshisunny
גָּשׁוּםgashumrainy
קָרִירkarirchilly / cool
טֶבַעtevanature
אֲדָמָהadamaearth / soil
גִּבְעָהgiv'ahill
עֵמֶקemekvalley
אֲגַםagamlake
נַחַלnachalstream / wadi
אִיiisland
מְעָרָהme'aracave
שָׂדֶהsadefield
סֶלַעselarock
אֶבֶןevenstone
עָשָׁןashansmoke
גַּלgalwave
דֶּשֶׁאdeshegrass / lawn
צֶמַחtsemachplant
עָצִיץatsitsflowerpot / pot plant
שְׂרֵפָהsrefafire (blaze)
כֶּבֶשׂkevessheep (lamb)
עֵזezgoat
תַּרְנְגֹלֶתtarnegolethen
תַּרְנְגוֹלtarnegolrooster
חֲמוֹרchamordonkey
גָּמָלgamalcamel
עַכְבָּרachbarmouse (animal / computer)
אַרְנָבarnavrabbit
צָבtsavtortoise
נָחָשׁnachashsnake
אַרְיֵהaryelion
דֹּבdovbear
פִּילpilelephant
קוֹףkofmonkey
יוֹנָהyonadove / pigeon
פַּרְפַּרparparbutterfly
דְּבוֹרָהdvorabee
נְמָלָהnemalaant
ג'וּקjukcockroach (everyday)
עַכָּבִישׁakavishspider
זָהָבzahavgold
פְּלַסְטִיקplastikplastic
זְכוּכִיתzchuchitglass (material)
קַרְטוֹןkartoncardboard / carton
בַּדbadfabric
חַיַּת מַחְמָדchayat machmadpet

Level 5: Work life year 4

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
שָׁרָבsharavheatwave
שֹׁרֶשׁshoreshroot
עָנָףanafbranch
שִׁטָּפוֹןshitafonflood
רְעִידַת אֲדָמָהre'idat adamaearthquake
זְאֵבze'evwolf
שׁוּעָלshu'alfox
נֶשֶׁרneshereagle
גּוּרgurpuppy / cub
בַּרְזֶלbarzeliron (metal)
צֶמֶרtsemerwool
כֻּתְנָהkutnacotton
אוֹקְיָנוֹסokyanosocean
מַפַּל מַיִםmapal mayimwaterfall
אָבָקavakdust
בֹּץbotsmud
וֶרֶדveredrose
חַמָּנִיָּהchamaniyasunflower
קַקְטוּסkaktuscactus
עֵץ זַיִתets zayitolive tree
דֶּקֶלdekelpalm tree
בַּעֲלֵי חַיִּיםba'alei chayimanimals
תֻּכִּיtukiparrot
אוֹגֵרogerhamster
דַּג זָהָבdag zahavgoldfish
צְפַרְדֵּעַtsfarde'afrog
לְטָאָהleta'alizard
עַקְרָבakravscorpion
שַׁבְּלוּלshablulsnail
תּוֹלַעַתtola'atworm
בַּרְוָזbarvazduck
צְבִיtsvideer / gazelle
נָמֵרnamertiger / leopard
גִּ'ירָפָהjirafagiraffe
זֶבְּרָהzebrazebra
כָּרִישׁkarishshark
לִוְיָתָןlivyatanwhale
דּוֹלְפִיןdolfindolphin
מֶדוּזָהmeduzajellyfish

Level 6: Slang & idioms years 5–6

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
יַבֶּשֶׁתyabeshetcontinent
מִפְרָץmifratsbay / gulf
מַכְתֵּשׁmachteshcrater
בְּאֵרbe'erwell (water)
חֻרְשָׁהchurshagrove / copse
פַּרְדֵּסpardescitrus orchard
כֶּרֶםkeremvineyard
כּוֹכַב לֶכֶתkochav lechetplanet
חָלָלchalal(outer) space
צַבָּרtsabarprickly pear / native Israeli
אֹרֶןorenpine
גֶּזַעgezatrunk (of a tree)
זֶרַעzeraseed
עֵשֶׂבesevgrass / herb
חִפּוּשִׁיתchipushitbeetle
זִקִּיתzikitchameleon
יַנְשׁוּףyanshufowl
עוֹרֵבorevcrow
דְּרוֹרdrorsparrow
חֲסִידָהchasidastork
אַוָּזavazgoose
יָעֵלya'elibex
הִיפּוֹפּוֹטָםhipopotamhippopotamus
קַרְנַףkarnafrhinoceros
תַּנִּיןtanincrocodile
צִרְעָהtsir'awasp

Level 7: Formal & news years 7–8

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
חֲצִי אִיchatsi ipeninsula
מִישׁוֹרmishorplain (flat land)
בִּצָּהbitsaswamp
צוּקtsukcliff
נִצָּןnitsanbud
שָׁפָןshafanrock hyrax

Level 10: Literary years 16–21

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
כְּפוֹרkforfrost
סוּפָהsufatempest / storm
דִּמְדּוּמִיםdimdumimtwilight
שַׁלֶּכֶתshalechetautumn leaf-fall
שָׁבִיטshavitcomet
עֲלָטָהalatathick darkness
אַשְׁמֹרֶתashmoretnight watch / pre-dawn
אִוְשָׁהivsharustle
גַּיְאgairavine / valley
מִשְׁעוֹלmish'olnarrow path
פַּלְגֵי מַיִםpalgei mayimstreams of water
עַרְפִלִּיarfilimisty
רְסִיסִיםrsisimdroplets / fragments
זוֹעֵףzo'efstormy / scowling
חֹרֶשׁchoreshgrove / woodland
לִבְלוּבlivluvblossoming
צִיּוּץtsiyutschirp / tweet
שַׁחַרshachardawn
מַעְיָןma'ayanspring (of water)
אֹפֶקofekhorizon
טַלtaldew
מַשַּׁב רוּחַmashav ru'acha gust of wind
סַעַרsa'artempest
חָצָבchatsavsquill (autumn flower)
כַּלָּנִיתkalanitanemone
רַקֶּפֶתrakefetcyclamen
דַּרְדַּרdardarthistle

Level 12: Lexicographer years 30–40

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
צָחִיחַtsachi'achparched, barren
שְׁמָמָהshmamadesolation
נַחְשׁוֹלnachsholbreaker / great wave
עֲרָבָהaravasteppe / desert plain
יְשִׁימוֹןyeshimonwasteland
אֶשֶׁדeshedwaterfall
פֶּלֶגpelegstream
אַגְמוֹןagmonbulrush
סְנֶהsnethornbush
זַרְזִיףzarzifdrizzle
יוֹרֶהyorefirst autumn rain
מַלְקוֹשׁmalkoshlast spring rain
אַלּוֹןalonoak
חֲבַצֶּלֶתchavatseletlily (sea daffodil)
נוּרִיתnuritbuttercup
חַרְצִיתchartsitchrysanthemum
סַחְלָבsachlavorchid
צָבוֹעַtsavo'ahyena
נֵץnetshawk
עַיִטayiteagle (vulture)
שַׁחַףshachafseagull
עָגוּרagurcrane (bird)
נַחְלִיאֵלִיnachli'eliwagtail
דּוּכִיפַתduchifathoopoe