500 Useful Hebrew Adjectives

Essential Hebrew adjectives with masculine, feminine, and plural forms.

Agreement rule: In Hebrew, adjectives must agree with the noun they modify in both gender and number. A masculine noun takes the masculine adjective form, a feminine noun takes the feminine form, and plural nouns take the plural form.

Size & Quantity

Masculine (m.sg) Feminine (f.sg) Plural Transliteration (m) English
גָּדוֹלגְּדוֹלָהגְּדוֹלִיםgadolbig / large
קָטָןקְטַנָּהקְטַנִּיםkatansmall / little
אָרֹךְאֲרֻכָּהאֲרֻכִּיםaroklong
קָצָרקְצָרָהקְצָרִיםkatsarshort
רָחָברְחָבָהרְחָבִיםrachavwide / broad
צַרצָרָהצָרִיםtzarnarrow
הַרְבֵּהharbemany / much (invariable)
מְעַטme'atfew / little (invariable)

Physical Description

Masculine (m.sg) Feminine (f.sg) Plural Transliteration (m) English
יָפֶהיָפָהיָפִיםyafebeautiful / handsome
מְכֹעָרמְכֹעֶרֶתמְכֹעָרִיםmecho'arugly
גָּבוֹהַּגְּבוֹהָהגְּבוֹהִיםgavohatall / high
נָמוּךְנְמוּכָהנְמוּכִיםnamuchshort / low
שָׁמֵןשְׁמֵנָהשְׁמֵנִיםshamenfat
רָזֶהרָזָהרָזִיםrazethin / slim
חָזָקחֲזָקָהחֲזָקִיםchazakstrong
חָלָשׁחַלָּשָׁהחַלָּשִׁיםchalashweak

Character & Personality

Masculine (m.sg) Feminine (f.sg) Plural Transliteration (m) English
טוֹבטוֹבָהטוֹבִיםtovgood
רַערָעָהרָעִיםrabad / evil
חָכָםחֲכָמָהחֲכָמִיםchachamsmart / wise
טִפֵּשׁטִפֶּשֶׁתטִפְּשִׁיםtipeshstupid / foolish
נֶחְמָדנֶחְמֶדֶתנֶחְמָדִיםnechm adnice / pleasant
אַמִּיץאַמִּיצָהאַמִּיצִיםamitzbrave
עָצְלָןעַצְלָנִיתעַצְלָנִיםatzlanlazy
שֶׁקֶטשְׁקֵטָהשְׁקֵטִיםshaketquiet
מַהִירמְהִירָהמְהִירִיםmahirfast
אִיטִיאִיטִיתאִיטִיִּיםitislow

States & Conditions

Masculine (m.sg) Feminine (f.sg) Plural Transliteration (m) English
חוֹלֶהחוֹלָהחוֹלִיםchol esick / ill
בָּרִיאבְּרִיאָהבְּרִיאִיםbarihealthy
עָיֵףעֲיֵפָהעֲיֵפִיםayeftired
עֵרעֵרָהעֵרִיםerawake
יָשֵׁןיְשֵׁנָהיְשֵׁנִיםyashenasleep
רָעֵברְעֵבָהרְעֵבִיםraevhungry
שָׂבֵעַשְׂבֵעָהשְׂבֵעִיםsave'afull / satiated
צָמֵאצְמֵאָהצְמֵאִיםtzamethirsty
שָׂמֵחַשְׂמֵחָהשְׂמֵחִיםsameachhappy
עָצוּבעֲצוּבָהעֲצוּבִיםatzuvsad
כּוֹעֵסכּוֹעֶסֶתכּוֹעֲסִיםko'esangry
מְפֻחָדמְפֻחֶדֶתמְפֻחָדִיםmefuchadscared / afraid

Quality & Value

Masculine (m.sg) Feminine (f.sg) Plural Transliteration (m) English
חָדָשׁחֲדָשָׁהחֲדָשִׁיםchadashnew
יָשָׁןיְשָׁנָהיְשָׁנִיםyashanold
יָקָריְקָרָהיְקָרִיםyakarexpensive / dear
זוֹלזוֹלָהזוֹלִיםzolcheap
חַםחַמָּהחַמִּיםchamhot
קַרקָרָהקָרִיםkarcold
קַלקַלָּהקַלִּיםkaleasy / light
קָשֶׁהקָשָׁהקָשִׁיםkashehard / difficult
נָכוֹןנְכוֹנָהנְכוֹנִיםnachoncorrect / right
לֹא-נָכוֹןלֹא-נְכוֹנָהלֹא-נְכוֹנִיםlo-nachonwrong / incorrect
מְעַנְיֵןמְעַנְיֶנֶתמְעַנְיְנִיםme'anyeninteresting
מְשַׁעֲמֵםמְשַׁעֲמֶמֶתמְשַׁעֲמְמִיםmesha'amemboring

Time-Related

Masculine (m.sg) Feminine (f.sg) Plural Transliteration (m) English
מֻקְדָּםמֻקְדֶּמֶתמֻקְדָּמִיםmukdamearly
מְאֻחָרמְאֻחֶרֶתמְאֻחָרִיםme'ucharlate
מָהֵרmaherfast / quickly (mostly adverb)
לִפְנֵיlifneybefore (preposition)
אַחֲרֵיachareyafter (preposition)
עַכְשָׁוachshavnow (adverb)