Lesson 27 — Important Hebrew Nouns Part 3

Family members, body parts, and nature

This third and final nouns lesson covers three important categories: family vocabulary (used in almost every personal conversation), body parts (essential for medical and everyday situations), and nature words.

Family Vocabulary
HebrewTransliterationEnglishNotes
מִשְׁפָּחָהmishpachafamily
אַבָּא / אָבaba / avdad / fatherAba is informal; av is formal / literary
אִמָּא / אֵםima / emmom / motherIma is informal; em is formal
אָחachbrotherPlural: אַחִים (achim)
אָחוֹתachotsisterPlural: אֲחָיוֹת (achayot)
בֵּןbensonAlso means "boy"
בַּתbatdaughterAlso means "girl"
בֶּן זוּגben zugpartner / husbandLiteral: "pair member" (m)
בַּת זוּגbat zugpartner / wife(f)
סַבָּא / סָבsaba / savgrandpa / grandfather
סָבְתָא / סָבָהsavta / savagrandma / grandmother
דּוֹדdoduncle
דּוֹדָהdodaaunt
בֶּן דּוֹדben dodcousin (m)
בַּת דּוֹדbat dodcousin (f)
חָתָןchatangroom / fiancé
כַּלָּהkalabride / fiancée
Family — Example Sentences
HebrewTransliterationEnglish
יֵשׁ לִי אָח אֶחָד וּשְׁתֵּי אֲחָיוֹת.Yesh li ach echad ushtey achayot.I have one brother and two sisters.
הַסַּבָּא וְהַסָּבְתָא גָּרִים בְּחֵיפָה.Hasaba vehavta garim beChaifa.Grandpa and grandma live in Haifa.
הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁלִּי גְּדוֹלָה.Hamishpacha sheli gdola.My family is big.
הַחָתָן וְהַכַּלָּה נָסְעוּ לְפָרִיס.Hachatan vehakala nas'u leParis.The groom and bride went to Paris.
הַדּוֹד שֶׁלִּי גָּר בְּאַמֶרִיקָה.Hadod sheli gar be'Amerika.My uncle lives in America.
Body Parts
HebrewTransliterationEnglishGender
רֹאשׁroshheadm
פָּנִיםpanimfacef (plural form)
עֵינַיִםeinayimeyesf (dual)
אָזְנַיִםoznayimearsf (dual)
אַףafnosem
פֶּהpemouthm
שֵׁןshentoothf
יָדyadhand / armf
רֶגֶלregelfoot / legf
גּוּףgufbodym
לֵבlevheartm
בֶּטֶןbetenstomach / bellyf
גַּבgavbackm
כֶּתֶףkatefshoulderf
צַוָּארtsavarneckm
שֵׂעָרse'arhairm
Body Parts — Example Sentences
HebrewTransliterationEnglish
הָרֹאשׁ שֶׁלִּי כּוֹאֵב.Harosh sheli ko'ev.My head hurts.
יֵשׁ לָהּ עֵינַיִם יְרֻקּוֹת יָפוֹת.Yesh la einayim yerukkot yafot.She has beautiful green eyes.
הַיֶּלֶד נָפַל וְכָאַב לוֹ הַגַּב.Hayeled nafal veka'av lo hagav.The child fell and his back hurt.
תֶּן לִי יָד!Ten li yad!Give me your hand! / Help me!
הַלֵּב שֶׁלִּי מְלֵא אַהֲבָה.Halev sheli male ahava.My heart is full of love.
Nature Words
HebrewTransliterationEnglishGender
שֶׁמֶשׁshemeshsunf
יָרֵחַyareachmoonm
כּוֹכָבkochavstarm
שָׁמַיִםshamayimsky / heavenm (plural)
עָנָןanancloudm
גֶּשֶׁםgeshemrainm
יָםyamseam
נָהָרnaharriverm
הַרharmountainm
עֵץetstreem
פֶּרַחperachflowerm
חַיָּהchayaanimalf
Nature — Example Sentences
HebrewTransliterationEnglish
הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ שׁוֹקַעַת בַּיָּם.Hashemesh shoka'at bayam.The sun sets in the sea.
הַלַּיְלָה הַיָּרֵחַ מָלֵא וְהַכּוֹכָבִים בּוֹהֲקִים.Halayla hayareach male vehakochavim bohaktim.Tonight the moon is full and the stars shine.
יֵשׁ גֶּשֶׁם הַיּוֹם — קַח מִטְרִיָּה.Yesh geshem hayom — kach mitriya.It's raining today — take an umbrella.
הָהָר הַגָּבֹהַּ מְכֻסֶּה בְּשֶׁלֶג.Hahar hagavoah mechuse besheleg.The tall mountain is covered in snow.
הַנָּהָר זוֹרֵם מֵהָהָר אֶל הַיָּם.Hanahar zoream mehahar el hayam.The river flows from the mountain to the sea.