This second set of nouns covers the vocabulary of adult daily life — work, money, health, society, and the urban environment. Most of these words appear regularly in news, conversation, and everyday situations in Israel.
Work, City, Society and Health Nouns
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English | Gender | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עֲבוֹדָה | avoda | work / job | f | |
| מִשְׂרָד | misrad | office | m | |
| בּוֹס | bos | boss | m | Borrowed from English |
| מְנַהֵל | menahel | manager / director | m | f: מְנַהֶלֶת |
| עוֹבֵד | oved | worker / employee | m | f: עוֹבֶדֶת |
| חֲנוּת | chanut | store / shop | f | |
| מִסְעָדָה | mis'ada | restaurant | f | |
| בֵּית קָפֶה | beyt kafe | café | m | Literal: "coffee house" |
| שׁוּק | shuk | market | m | The shuk is central to Israeli culture |
| בַּנְק | bank | bank | m | |
| בֵּית חוֹלִים | beyt cholim | hospital | m | Literal: "house of the sick" |
| רוֹפֵא | rofe | doctor | m | f: רוֹפְאָה |
| תְּרוּפָה | trufa | medicine / pill | f | |
| בֵּית סֵפֶר | beyt sefer | school | m | Literal: "house of books" |
| אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה | universita | university | f | |
| חֹק | chok | law | m | |
| מֶמְשָׁלָה | memshalа | government | f | |
| מְדִינָה | medina | state / country | f | |
| חֶבְרָה | chevra | company / society / friends | f | Context determines meaning |
| מֶחִיר | mechir | price | m | |
| בְּעָיָה | be'aya | problem | f | |
| פִּתְרוֹן | pitron | solution | m | |
| מֶזֶג אֲוִיר | mezeg avir | weather | m | Literal: "temperament of air" |
| רְחוֹב | rechov | street | m | |
| שְׁכוּנָה | shchuna | neighborhood | f |