Hebrew Phrases
Acharei Aruchat Hatzohorayim / After LunchAcharei Hatzohorayim / In the Afternoon
Adat HaE-L Chai / Community of the Living YHWH
Adat Hashem / Congregation of Hashem
Ad HaErev / Until this Evening (response upon departing)
Ad Machar / Until Tomorrow (response upon departing)
Ad me'ah ve'esrim shanah! / May you live to be 120!
Adon HaShamayim veEretz / Master of Heaven and Earth
Adon Olam / Master of the Universe
Af Al Pe Chain / Despite That It is So; In Spite of It All
Ahavah Olam / Everlasting Love or Eternal Love
Ahavat HaEmet / Love of the Truth
Ahavat Chesed / Love of Kindness
Ain Davar K'Zeh / There is No Such Thing; Drop It, It Doesn't Exist
Ain Mazel b'Yisrael / The People of Yisrael transcend astrological influences
Al Tedag / Don't Worry
Amarta Amarta / You Said, You Said; You Said It, So It's Good Enough For Me
Am Kadshecha / People of Your Holiness
Am Yisrael / The People of Israel [all Jews]
Ani Chai / I Live
Ani Etkasher Ele'cha / I'll Call You
Ani Koreh Ivrit, Aval Lo Medaber (masc.) / I Read Hebrew but do not Speak
Ani Koreh VeKotev, Aval Lo Medaber (fem.) / I Read and Write [Hebrew] but do not Speak
Ani LeDodi veDodi Li / I am My Beloved's and My Beloved is Mine
Ani Lo Mevin (masc.) Ani Lo Mevinah (fem.) / I Do Not Understand
Ani Lo Mevin Otcha (masc.) Ani Lo Mevin Otach (fem.) / I Don't Understand You
Ani Lo Yode'a (masc.) Ani Lo Yoda'at / I don't Know
Ani Medaber Ivrit (masc.) Ani Medaberet Ivrit (fem.) / I Speak Hebrew
Ani Mitzta'er (masc.) Ani Mitzta'eret (fem.) / I'm Sorry
Ani Ohev Otach (masc.) Ani Ohevet Otcha (fem.) / I Love You
Ani Tzarich Lalechet Achshav / I Must Go Now
Ani veAtah Neshane et HaOlam! / You and I will Change the World!
Ani Yode'a (masc.) Ani Yoda'at (fem.) / I know
Ani Yode'a Ivrit (masc.) Ani Yoda'at Ivrit (fem.) / I Know Hebrew
Ani Yode'a Milim Achadot (masc.) / I Know a Few Words [of Hebrew]
Ani Yoda'at Rak Milim Achadot (fem.) / I Know Only a Few Words [of Hebrew]
Arba Pinot HaEretz / The Four Corners of the Earth
Arbaim Yom veArbaim Lailah / Forty Days and Forty Nights
Aruchat Boker / Breakfast
Aruchat Erev / Dinner
Aruchat Tzohorayim / Lunch
Asir Todah (masc.) Asirat Todah (fem.) / Ever So Grateful
Atah beChartanu / You Have Chosen Us
Atah Lo Mevin (masc.) At Lo Mevina' (fem.) / You Don't Understand
Atah Lo Tzodek (masc.) Ata Lo Tzodeket (fem.) / You Are Wrong
Atah Medaber Ivrit? (masc.) At Medaberet Ivrit (fem.) / Do You Speak Hebrew?
Atah Mevine? (masc.) At Mevina'? (fem.) / Do You Understand?
Atah Mevin Ivrit? (masc.) At Mevinah et Hamilim (fem.) / Do You Understand Hebrew?; Do You Understand the Words?
Atah Tzodek (masc.) At Tzodeket (fem.) / You Are Right
Av HaRoeh beSeter / Father Who Sees in Secret
Avi Chol / Father of All
Avraham Avinu / Avraham Our Father
Avinu Malkeinu / Our Father, Our King
Av SheBaShamayim / Father in Heaven
Avinu SheBaShamayim / Our Father in Heaven
Az Mah? / So What?
Azov Oti / Leave Me [Alone]
Azru Li! / Help Me!
Baal HaKerem / Master of the Vineyard
Baal Bayit / Master of the House
Baal Midot ToVot (masc.) BaaLat MiDot ToVot / Master of Good Attributes; A Person of Good Character
Baal Nefesh / Religious Jew
Barchot veTefillot / Blessings and Prayers
Barei Lev / Pure in Heart
Bari veShalem / Safe and Sound
Bar Mitzvah (masc.) Bat Mitzvah (fem.) / Son/Daughter of the Commandment
Baruch HaBah! (pl. Bruchim haBaim) / Welcome!
Baruch HaBah B'Shem Ad-nai / Blessed is the Name of YHWH
Baruch Hashem / Thank YHWH
Baruch Hu veBaruch Shmo / Blessed be He and Blessed be His Name
Baruch sheAmar / Blessed be He Who Spoke
Baruch Shem Kivod LeOlam Va'ed / Blessed be His Glorious Majesty Forever and Ever
Baruch Shem Kivod Malchuto LeOlam Va'ed / Blessed be His Glorious Name Whose Kingdom is Forever and Ever
Baruch Shemah / Blessed be the Name
Bat Tziyon / Daughter of Zion
Be'einei Hashem / In the Eyes of Hashem
Bemeshech haYom / During the Day
BeTodah Me-rosh / Thank You in Advance
Bevakasha et Zeh / This, Please
Bilui Naim / Have a Good Time
Binat haLev / An Understanding of the Heart
Bri'at HaOlam / Creation of the World
B'Ezrat Hashem (BE"H) / With YHWH's Help
Bli Safek / Without a Doubt
Bimheirah b'Yameinu / Speedily In Our Days
Boker Tov / Good Morning
Bracha vehazlaha / Blessing and Much Success
Bruchim haBa'im / Blessed Are Those Who Come; Welcome
Dan Lekaf Zechut / To Judge on the Scale of Merit
Derech Eretz / Way of the Land
Derech Hashem / Way of Hashem
Devar Elokim / Word of YHWH
Divrei HaNevu'ah / Words of Prophecy
Divrei Chibushim / Words of Admonition
Drishat Shalom (D"SH) (DASH) / Regards; Kind Regards; Greetings (response upon departing)
Drishat Shalom laMishpacha / Regards to the Family (response upon departing)
Drishat Shalom Le / Give My Regards to....
Eich Omrim et Zeh Be' [Anglit] / How Do You Say This in English?
Eifo Atah Gar? / Where Do You Live?
Eifo Ha'Sherutim? / Where is the Bathroom?
Ei, Gut / Great, Just Great!
Ein Be'ad Ma / You're Welcome
Ein Ba'aya! / It's Nothing!
Ein Be'ayot / No Problems
Ein Brerah / No Choice
Ein Li Klum (Ein Li Shum Davar) / I Don't Have Anything; I Have Nothing
Ein Somchin Al Haness / Don't Rely on Miracles
E-l Adon / YHWH is Master
Ela Mai / What Then?; So What?; But What Happens?
E-l Emunah / YHWH of Faithfulness
Elokim Yerachem / YHWH Will Have Mercy
Emet veYatziv / True and Certain
Eretz Yisrael / The Land of Israel
Erev Tov / Good Evening
Galui Le-Ayin / Perceptible to the Eye; Visible; Obvious; Noticeable; Detectable; Evident
Gam Zu leTovah / This is for the Good
Gavra Rabbah / A Great Man
Gut Shabbes! (Yiddish) / Good Sabbath!
Gut Yontev! (Yiddish) / Good Holiday!
Gut Yontiff! (Yiddish) / Good Holiday!
Hachamenu Zichronam Liveracha / Our Sages, May Their Memory be a Blessing
Hainu Hach / It is the Same Thing
HaKash SheShavar et Gav HaGamal / The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back
HaKodesh Baruch Hu / Holy One, Blessed be He
Hakol Beseder? / Is Everything O.K.?
Hakol Beseder B'Eli Haseder / Everything is in Order Within the Chaos
Hallelu et Ad-nai / O Praise YHWH
HaMa'eiven Yavin / Those Who Know Understand
HaRosh Mistovev / My Head is Spinning
Har'Beh / A Lot, Many, Much
Hashem Yimloch LeOlam Va'ed / YHWH Will Reign Forever and Ever
Hashem Yitbarach / YHWH, May He be Blessed
Hashem Yaazor / [I hope that] YHWH Shall Help
Hatzlacha Rabbah! / Much Success! (as a greeting - Good Luck!)
Havarah Ashkenazit / Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew
Havarah Sefaradit / Sephardi pronunciation of Hebrew - Current Pronunciation in Yisrael
Hayalim Kedoshim / Holy Soldiers
Haya Naim Me'od / It's Been a Pleasure
HaYanayim Me'od / Goodbye, I had a Delightful Time
Ihulim Levaviim / Best Wishes
Im Yirtzeh Elokim / If It Pleases YHWH
Im Shachar / At Dawn
Kacha Kacha / So So
Kacha HaChayim / That's Life; That's the Way it Goes
Kamah Zeh O'leh? / How Much Does This Cost?
Kar Li / It is Cold to Me; I Feel Cold
Karov Rachok / A Distant Relative
Kazeh (masc.) Kazot (fem.) / Like This
Kol HaKavod! / All the Honor!; All Right!; Great!; Good Job!
Kol Tuv / All The Best
Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Lazeh / All Jews are Responsible for Each Other
Kotel Ma'aravi / Western Wall
Chabdeihu Vechoshdeihu / Take Him With a Grain of Salt
Chag Same'ach! / Happy Festival!; Joyous Festival!
Chag Kasher veSame'ach Pesach! / Happy & Kosher Passover Festival!
Chag Same'ach / Happy Holidays
Chalomot Tovim / Sweet Dreams
Chas veChalilah! / YHWH Beware/YHWH Forbid!
Chas veShalom! / YHWH Forbid!
Chaval Al Hazman / Don't Waste Your Time; It is a Waste of Time
Chaver Shelach (masc.) Chavera Shelach (fem.) / Your Friend
Chayei Olam / Eternal Life
Charon af Hashem / Wrath [anger] of Hashem
Chele Kodesh / Sacred Objects
Chodesh Tov / A Good Month
Chodesh Tov uMevorach / A Good and Blessed Month
Chozer Bitshuvah / A Jew who has become religious
Chutzpah / Audacity; Utter Nerve
Lailah Tov / Goodnight
L'aMet / To Bring Out the Truth; To Verify; To Confirm
Le'an atah nose'a? / Where Are You Going?
Leharim Et HaKol / To Raise or Lift One's Voice; To Shout
Lehitra'ot / See You Later; See You Again; See You Soon; So Long
LeChayim! / To Life!
Lechu Neranenah / Come. Let Us Sing
Lehitra'ot BaErev / I'll See You in the Evening
Lelakek Et Ha'etzba'ot! / Finger Licking Good!
LeShaim Shamayim / For the Sake of Heaven
LeShalom veDa'at / For Peace and Knowledge
LeShanah Tovah / For a Good Year
Leshanah Tovah Tikateivu / May you be written down for a good year
LeShanah Tovah Tikatev Vetihatem / May You be Inscribed and Sealed for a Good Year
LeShanah Tovah Tiktavi Tetichtami (fem.) / May You be Inscribed and Sealed for a Good Year
LeTov uLeChayim uLeShalom / For Good, and for Life, and for Shalom
Lo Ba Li / I Don't Feel Like It
Lo Bediyuk / Not Exactly
Lo B'Shamayim Hi / The Torah is Not In Heaven
Lo BeshiMush / Not In Use; Not Working
Lo Kol Kach' Lo Kol Kach / Not So Good; Not So Much
Lo Yitachen / It Is Not Possible
Macher / A Big Shot; Man with Contacts
Magiyah Lo / To Him it Should be Received; He Deserves It
Mah Atah O'mer? / What Are You Saying?
Mah Hainyanim? / What's the News?
Mah Hasha'ah? / What Time Is It?
Mah Hashem Shelcha? / What's Your Name?
Mah Lechah? / What's It To You?
Mah Nishmah? / What is Heard?; What's New?
Mah She-BaTuach,BaTuach / What is Certain is Certain
Mah Shlomecha? (masc.) Mah Shlomech? (fem.) / How Are You?
Mah Shlom'chem? (masc. plural) Mah Shlom'chen? (fem. plural) / How Are You?
Mah Tovu Ohalecha / How Goodly Are Your Tents
Mah Yesh? / What Do You Have?; What's the Matter?; What's the Problem?
Mah Zeh? / What is This?
Malkut HaShamayim / The Kingdom of Heaven; The Kingdom of YHWH
Mazel uBracha! (Yiddish: Mazel und Brucha) / Blessings and Congratulations!
Mazel Tov! / Congratulations!
Me'ah Achuz / For Sure; Certain
Meh Chadash? / What's New?
Meytav HaIchulim! / Best Wishes!
MiDei Pa'Am / From Time to Time
Mitzta'er / I'm Sorry
Mivta Ashkenazi / Ashkenazi Accent
Mivta Sefardi / Sephardic Accent
Mivta Yisraeli / Israeli Accent
Mo'adim LeSimcha! (Sefardic) / Happy Holiday/Festival; Times For Joy; Seasons of Joy
Moadim L'Simcha L'Geula Shleima / Happy Holiday in the Anticipation of a Complete Redemption
Moshiah Olam / Savior of the World
Motza'ei Shabbat / Saturday Evening; Night after Shabbat
Naim Me'od / It's a Pleasure; Pleased to Meet You [greeting at meeting]
Nehedar, Yo'fi / Wonderful, Great
Neshomeleh / Sweet Soul; Sweetheart; Darling
Nesia Tovah / Have a Good Trip
Nishtu Gedacht! / May We be Saved From It; It Shouldn't Happen!; YHWH Forbid!
Nod Nafuach / A Complete Nothing; A Bag of Wind
Nohal Takin / Correct Procedure
Nu Tzadakti? / Well, Was I Right?
Oi [Oy] / Denotes disgust, pain, astonishment or rapture
Oi Va'avoi Li! / Oh My YHWH!
Oi Vai Iz Mir! / Woe is Me!
Onesh Olam / Eternal Punishment
Oseh Shamayim veEretz / Maker of Heaven and Earth
Ozer Yisrael biGvurah / Who Girds Yisrael with Strength
Ozer Yisrael b'Tif'arah / Who Crowns Yisrael with Splendor
Po Nikbar; Po Nitman / Here Lies (abbrev. at top of most Jewish tombstones)
Proster Oilem / Common People
Rachmana Litzlon! / Heaven Forbid!
Rah Me'od / Very Bad
Rav Todot! / Many Thanks!
Refuah Shleimah! / May you have a Complete Recovery!
Rofeh HaCholim / Healer of the Sick
Rosh Chodesh / First of the Month
Sa'arah B'Kos Mayim / Making a Big Deal Out of Nothing
Sarah Emanu / Sarah Our Mother
Selach Li / Excuse Me
Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalayim / Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem
Sha'arei Tziyon / Gates of Zion
Shabbat Goi [Shabbas Goy] / A non-Jew doing work for Jews on the Sabbath
Shabbat Shalom uMevorach / A Peaceful and Blessed Sabbath
Shabbat Shalom veShavua Tov! / A Peaceful Shabbat and a Good Week!
Shalom uv'racha / Peace and Blessing
Shalom uv'racha leYisrael / Peace and Blessing to Israel
Shanah Tovah! / Happy New Year!
Shavua Tov / Good Week
Shlomi' Tov / I'm Fine
Tehe Nishmatah Tzerurah Bitzror HaChayim / May Her Soul be Bound in the Bond of Eternal Life
Tei-yerinkeh / Sweetheart; Dearest
Timsor Lo Dash / Transfer Regards to Him
Tishlach Lo Dash Mimeni / Send Him My Regards
Tismoch Alai / You Can Rely on Me
Titkasher' Elai! / Call Me!
Tochnit Av / Plan of the Father; Master Plan
Todah LaE-l! / Thank YHWH!
Todah Lailah Tov / Thanks, Goodnight
Todah Rabbah / Thank You Very Much
Todah veShalom / Thank You and Goodbye
Tov Me'od, Todah / Very Well, Thanks
Tov Todah / Ok, Thank You
Tuchal La'azor Li? / Can You Help Me?
Tut Mir Hano'eh / It Gives Me Pleasure (can also be meant sarcastically)
Tzaharaim Tovim / Good Afternoon (response upon departing)
Tzar Li / I'm Sorry
Tzetech leShalom veShuvech leShalom (masc.) / Go in Peace and Return in Peace
Tzetcha leShalom veShuvcha leShalom (fem.) / Go in Peace and Return in Peace
Tzimchoni / Vegetarian
Tzom Kal / May You Have an Easy Fast
Ulai' / Perhaps
Ya'aleh veYavo / May it Ascend and Arrive
Yachas Enoshi / Benevolence; Thoughtfulness
Yasher Koach! / May Your Strength Be Firm; May You Have Strength!
Yatziv Patgam / True is the Word
Yehi Ratzon / May It Be Your Will
Yehiyeh Asher Yehiyeh / What Will Be Will Be; Come What May