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Small words — 276 Hebrew words

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

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Level 1: Foundations year 0

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
אַתְּatyou (f. sg.)
הוּאhuhe / it
הִיאhishe / it
אַתֶּןatenyou (f. pl.)
שֶׁלshelof / belonging to
שֶׁלִּיshelimy / mine
שֶׁלְּךָshelchayour (m.)
שֶׁלָּךְshelachyour (f.)
שֶׁלּוֹshelohis
שֶׁלָּהּshelaher / hers
שֶׁלָּנוּshelanuour / ours
לִיlito me / for me
לְךָlechato you (m.)
לָךְlachto you (f.)
לוֹloto him
לָהּlato her
לָנוּlanuto us
גַּםgamalso / too
רַקrakonly
עוֹדodmore / still / another
כְּבָרkvaralready
אֲבָלavalbut
אוֹoor
כִּיkibecause
אִםimif
עִםimwith
בְּלִיbliwithout
פֹּהpohere
שָׁםshamthere
כָּאןkanhere (also)
אֵיזֶהeizewhich / what a
כַּמָּהkamahow many / how much
כָּלkolall / every
אוּלַיulaimaybe
מְאֹדme'odvery
עַלalon / about
אֶתet(marks a definite object)
אוֹתִיotime (object)
אִתִּיitiwith me
כְּמוֹkmolike / as
אָזazso / then
בֶּאֱמֶתbe'emetreally / truly
יוֹתֵרyotermore
זֹאתzotthis (f.)
צָרִיךְtsarichneed to / must
יָכוֹלyacholcan / able (m.)

Level 2: Survival year 1

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
שֶׁלָּכֶםshelachemyour (pl.)
שֶׁלָּהֶםshelahemtheir
לָכֶםlachemto you (pl.)
לָהֶםlahemto them
אֵיזוֹeizowhich (f.)
לְאָןle'anwhere to
מֵאֵיפֹהme'eifofrom where
תָּמִידtamidalways
אַף פַּעַםaf pa'amnever / ever
לִפְעָמִיםlif'amimsometimes
אֶלelto / towards
לְיַדleyadnext to
בֵּיןbeinbetween
לְמַעְלָהlemalaup / upstairs
לְמַטָּהlematadown / downstairs
בַּחוּץbachutsoutside
בִּפְנִיםbifniminside
הַבַּיְתָהhabaytahome (to home)
אוֹתְךָotchayou (m., object)
אוֹתָךְotachyou (f., object)
אוֹתוֹotohim / the same
אוֹתָהּotaher / the same (f.)
אוֹתָנוּotanuus (object)
אוֹתָםotamthem (object)
אִתְּךָitchawith you (m.)
אִתָּךְitachwith you (f.)
אִתּוֹitowith him
אִתָּהּitawith her
בִּשְׁבִילbishvilfor (the sake of)
בִּשְׁבִילִיbishvilifor me
כָּךְkachso / thus
כָּכָהkachalike this / so-so
כָּזֶהkazesuch / like that
כְּדֵיkedeiin order to
עֲדַיִןadayinstill / yet
שׁוּבshuvagain
מַמָּשׁmamashreally / literally
בְּדִיּוּקbediyukexactly
כִּמְעַטkim'atalmost
לְבַדlevadalone
בְּיַחַדbeyachadtogether
מַהֵרmaherquickly
לְאַטle'atslowly
אַחַר כָּךְachar kachafterwards / later
בַּסּוֹףbasofin the end
פָּחוֹתpachotless
הֲכִיhachithe most
מַסְפִּיקmaspikenough
כְּשֶׁ־keshe-when (joined to the verb)
שֶׁ־she-that / which (joined)
אַף אֶחָדaf echadnobody / anyone
מִישֶׁהוּmishehusomeone
מַשֶּׁהוּmashehusomething
כְּלוּםklumnothing (at all)
כֻּלָּםkulameveryone
הַכֹּלhakoleverything
אַחֵרacherother / different
אֵלֶּהelethese
הַזֶּהhazethis (after a noun)
הִנֵּהhinehere is / here you go
נָכוֹןnachonright / correct / true
אֶפְשָׁרefsharpossible / may I
עַדaduntil / up to
פַּעַםpa'amonce / time (occasion)
כָּל יוֹםkol yomevery day
עוֹד לֹאod lonot yet
כַּמָּה זְמַן?kama zman?how long?
הַחוּצָהhachutsaout (outwards)

Level 3: Daily life year 2

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
אֵצֶלetselat (someone's place)
תַּחַתtachatunder
מִתַּחַתmitachatunderneath
מֵעַלme'alabove
קָדִימָהkadimaforward / come on
אִתָּנוּitanuwith us
אִתָּםitamwith them
מִמֶּנִּיmimenifrom me / than me
מִמְּךָmimchafrom you (m.)
מִמֶּנּוּmimenufrom him / from us
עָלַיalaion me / about me
עָלָיוalavon him / about him
עָלֶיהָalehaon her / about her
אֵלַיelaito me (towards me)
אֵלָיוelavto him
בּוֹboin him / in it
בָּהּbain her / in it (f.)
בִּכְלָלbichlalat all / in general
מֻקְדָּםmukdamearly
מְאֻחָרme'ucharlate
קֹדֶםkodemfirst / earlier
בְּהַתְחָלָהbehatchalaat first
פִּתְאוֹםpit'omsuddenly
מִיָּדmiyadimmediately
כַּנִּרְאֶהkanir'eapparently / probably
בִּגְלַלbiglalbecause of
אֲפִלּוּafilueven
בְּעֶרֶךְbe'erechapproximately
לְפָחוֹתlefachotat least
מִדַּיmidaitoo (much)
שׁוּם דָּבָרshum davarnothing / no such thing
כָּל אֶחָדkol echadeveryone / each one
כָּל הַזְּמַןkol hazmanall the time
אוֹתוֹ דָּבָרoto davarthe same thing
הַהוּאhahuthat (m.)
הַהִיאhahithat (f.)
אִי אֶפְשָׁרi efsharimpossible / you can't
אָסוּרasurforbidden / not allowed
מֻתָּרmutarallowed
חַיָּבchayavmust / owe
כְּדַאיkedaiworth it / you should
הַאִםha'imwhether / (question marker)
מֵאָזme'azsince
עוֹד מְעַטod me'atsoon / in a moment
בְּקָרוֹבbekarovsoon
פַּעֲמַיִםpa'amayimtwice
מְעַטme'ata little / few
בְּעַצְמִיbe'atsmiby myself
מוּלmulopposite / facing
בְּדֶרֶךְ כְּלָלbederech klalusually
כְּבָר לֹאkvar lono longer
מֵאֲחוֹרֵיme'achoreibehind
בְּתוֹךְbetochinside (of)
בַּחֲזָרָהbachazaraback (in return)
בְּאֵיזוֹ שָׁעָה?be'eizo sha'a?at what time?
אָמוּרamursupposed to

Level 4: Bureaucracy year 3

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
אֲחוֹרָהachorabackwards
לָכֵןlachentherefore / that's why
לַמְרוֹתlamrotdespite
כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherwhen (formal)
אֶלָּאelabut rather
אֵיפֹשֶׁהוּeifoshehusomewhere
מָתַישֶׁהוּmataishehusometime
בְּעֶצֶםbe'etsemactually / basically
בְּמֶשֶׁךְbemeshechduring / for (a period)
בְּמִקְרֶהbemikreby chance
בִּמְיֻחָדbimyuchadespecially
בְּהֶחְלֵטbehechletdefinitely
שְׁנֵיהֶםshneihemboth of them
סָבִיבsavivaround
עַל יְדֵיal yedeiby (someone) / next to
חוּץ מִ־chuts mi-except
לָאַחֲרוֹנָהla'acharonarecently
בֵּינְתַיִםbeintayimmeanwhile
תֵּכֶףtechefright away / any minute
מִזְּמַןmizmanlong ago / for ages
נֶגֶדnegedagainst
לֹא רַקlo raknot only
פְּנִימָהpnimain (inwards)
לְפִיlefiaccording to
לְתוֹךְletochinto

Level 5: Work life year 4

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
מַדּוּעַmaduawhy (formal)
לְמַעֲשֶׂהlema'asein fact
לְאֹרֶךְle'orechalong
לְעֻמַּתle'umatcompared to
בְּיוֹתֵרbeyotermost (formal)
לִקְרַאתlikrattowards / ahead of
עֲבוּרavurfor (formal)
אֶלָּא אִם כֵּןela im kenunless
בִּלְבַדbilvadonly (formal)
בֵּינֵינוּbeinenubetween us
הָלְאָהhal'aonwards / further
בְּעִקָּרbe'ikarmainly
אֵיכְשֶׁהוּeichshehusomehow
בְּכָל מָקוֹםbechol makomeverywhere
קֹדֶם כֹּלkodem kolfirst of all

Level 6: Slang & idioms years 5–6

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
כָּעֵתka'etnow (formal)
הֵיכָןheichanwhere (formal)
כֵּיצַדkeitsadhow (formal)
הֵיטֵבheitevwell / thoroughly
אִלּוּiluif (only) / which (pl.)
לְמַעַןlema'anfor the sake of
יִתָּכֵןyitachenit's possible / perhaps
לַחֲלוּטִיןlachalutincompletely / absolutely
לְאַחַר מִכֵּןle'achar mikenafterwards (formal)
בְּנוֹגֵעַ לְ־benoge'a le-regarding
בִּזְכוּתbizchutthanks to
לְבַסּוֹףlevasoffinally / in the end
כָּל עוֹדkol odas long as
מִשּׁוּם שֶׁ־mishum she-because (formal)
אִם כֵּןim kenif so
לְעִתִּיםle'itimat times
רֵאשִׁיתreshitfirst of all
בְּוַדָּאוּתbevada'utfor certain
בִּתְמוּרָהbitmurain return
בְּאֹפֶן כְּלָלִיbe'ofen klaligenerally
בְּכֵנוּתbechenuthonestly
טֶכְנִיתtechnittechnically
לְלֹאlelowithout (formal)
לְצַדletsadalongside
לְעוֹלָםle'olamnever / forever
לָנֶצַחlanetsachforever
לְעִתִּים קְרוֹבוֹתle'itim krovotoften
לְעִתִּים רְחוֹקוֹתle'itim rechokotrarely
בְּשׁוּם אֹפֶןbeshum ofenby no means
בְּשׁוּם מָקוֹםbeshum makomnowhere
בְּהֶמְשֵׁךְbehemshechlater on / further on
בְּעַל פֶּהbe'al peby heart / orally
בִּכְתָבbichtavin writing

Level 7: Formal & news years 7–8

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
כְּפִי שֶׁ־kfi she-as (formal)
עַל כֵּןal kentherefore (formal)
אַף עַל פִּיaf al pialthough
בְּעוֹדbe'odwhile / whereas
כְּגוֹןkegonsuch as
בְּהֶתְאֵם לְ־behet'em le-in accordance with
בְּדֶרֶךְ זוֹbederech zoin this way
בְּסוֹפוֹ שֶׁל דָּבָרbesofo shel davarultimately
בְּהַדְרָגָהbehadragagradually
בְּנִגּוּד לְ־benigud le-contrary to
בְּדוֹמֶה לְ־bedome le-similar to
תְּחִלָּהtchilafirst (formal)
כְּלַפֵּיklapeitowards (an attitude)
בְּרַחֲבֵיberachaveithroughout
עֵקֶבekevdue to / heel
אָנָּאanaplease (formal)
בְּקֶרֶבbekerevamong
בְּאֶמְצָעוּתbe'emtsa'utby means of
מֵעֵבֶר לְ־me'ever le-beyond
כְּנֶגֶדkenegedagainst / opposite
בִּמְהֵרָהbimherasoon / quickly
מִכָּל הַבְּחִינוֹתmikol habchinotin every respect
בִּפְרָטbifratin particular
לְמַעְלָה מִ־lemala mi-more than
לְכָל הַפָּחוֹתlechol hapachotat the very least
כְּתוֹצָאָה מִ־ketotsa'a mi-as a result of
בְּמַקְבִּילbemakbilat the same time / in parallel
בִּמְשֻׁתָּףbimshutafjointly
בְּיִחוּדbeyichudespecially

Level 8: Academic & legal years 9–11

HebrewHow to say itMeaning
הוֹאִיל וְ־ho'il ve-since / given that
אַף שֶׁ־af she-even though
יֶתֶר עַל כֵּןyeter al kenmoreover
בְּאַקְרַאיbe'akraiat random