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Modern Hebrew Word of the Day
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Israeli slang words · 25Israeli army slang · 5Hebrew expressions and idioms · 7Hebrew words for people · 12Hebrew words for feelings and moods · 5Hebrew words for everyday life in Israel · 15Hebrew words for money and deals · 6Hebrew words for talking and complaining · 6Hebrew words that came from Yiddish · 5Hebrew slang that came from Arabic · 6
הַבְלָגָה
havlaga
restraint (choosing not to retaliate)
24 Oct 2026
אשכרה
ashkara
for real, actually
23 Oct 2026
מינוס
minus
overdraft; being in the red
22 Oct 2026
חמסין
khamsin
hot dry desert wind; heatwave
21 Oct 2026
מחותנים
mekhutanim
your child's in-laws (the parents of your child's spouse)
20 Oct 2026
לְגַהֵץ
legahets
to swipe a credit card
19 Oct 2026
בחפיף
bekhafif
half-heartedly, cutting corners, with minimal effort
18 Oct 2026
סולחה
sulkha
reconciliation, a patched-up peace
17 Oct 2026
לְנַגֵּב
lenagev
to wipe (especially hummus off the plate with pita)
16 Oct 2026
בוידעם
boydem
storage loft built into the ceiling
15 Oct 2026
גִּבּוֹר
gibor
hero — said sarcastically when someone does anything but
14 Oct 2026
מַהְפָּךְ
mahapakh
a dramatic reversal, an upset
13 Oct 2026
אחרי החגים
akharei hakhagim
after the holidays (Israel's universal deferral phrase)
12 Oct 2026
טרמפיאדה
trempiyada
roadside hitchhiking spot
11 Oct 2026
יַעְנִי
ya'ani
supposedly, so-called (spoken air quotes)
10 Oct 2026
טוקבקיסט
tokbekist
a compulsive writer of online comments; comment-section loudmouth
8 Oct 2026
פַּרְסָה
parsa
U-turn (literally: a hoof / horseshoe)
6 Oct 2026
מַמְזֵר
mamzer
sly rascal (said half-admiringly)
5 Oct 2026
קְטָנוֹת
ktanot
small talk
4 Oct 2026
בָּאסה
Ba'asa
Bummer / What a drag
3 Oct 2026
לִזְלוֹל
lizlol
to scarf down, to devour greedily
2 Oct 2026
מְצִיאָה
metzia
a steal, a real bargain (literally: a find)
30 Sept 2026
רַמְזוֹר
ramzor
traffic light
29 Sept 2026
דווקא
davka
specifically, of all things, spitefully / precisely
28 Sept 2026
מִלּוּאִימְנִיק
miluimnik
the perpetual reservist, the guy who keeps getting called back up
26 Sept 2026
אָלוּף
aluf
champ (lit. general, champion)
24 Sept 2026
נסיכה
nasikha
princess; a pampered, high-maintenance friend, said as a tease
23 Sept 2026
כַּפָּרָה
kapara
sweetheart, darling (literally: atonement)
20 Sept 2026
טִרְטוּר
tirtur
being deliberately run around in pointless circles
19 Sept 2026
סחתיין
sakhtein
respect; nicely done
18 Sept 2026
חבל על הזמן
khaval al hazman
literally "a shame about the time" — used for both amazing and terrible things
17 Sept 2026
פראייר
frayer
a sucker, someone taken advantage of
16 Sept 2026
אלטע זאכן
alte zachen
the junk man — the guy with the pickup truck who collects old furniture and appliances off the street
14 Sept 2026
חַפְרָן
khafran
someone who talks your ear off
13 Sept 2026
בֶּרֶז
berez
a no-show; someone who bails
10 Sept 2026
שָׂרוּט
sarut
a little off in the head; wired weird
9 Sept 2026
תותח
totakh
a legend; someone who kills it (lit. 'cannon')
8 Sept 2026
פרגון
Firgun
genuine, generous support for someone else's success
7 Sept 2026
חאפֶּר
khaper
An unlicensed hustler, especially for rides; more broadly, any amateur or shoddy worker who cuts corners.
6 Sept 2026
לְקַטֵּר
lekater
to grumble, to kvetch on and on
5 Sept 2026
קוֹמבִּינָה
kombina
an angle, an arrangement, a worked-out deal
3 Sept 2026
ג'ובניק
jobnik
a soldier with a cushy, non-combat job
2 Sept 2026
חַמְשׁוּשׁ
khamshush
a long weekend from Thursday through Saturday
1 Sept 2026
בְּרוֹגֶז
broygez
on non-speaking terms (after a fight)
31 Aug 2026
פוסטמה
postema
a sour, sulking, joyless mood — or the person stuck in it
29 Aug 2026
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