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Hebrew Idioms & Expressions

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Common Hebrew idioms and everyday expressions with their real-world meaning.

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Lashon Hakodesh (לְשׁוֹן הַקֹּדֶש)

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  1. 1Lashon Hakodesh (לְשׁוֹן הַקֹּדֶש)
    The holy tongue - traditional name for Hebrew
  2. 2Ivrit (עִבְרִית)
    Hebrew (modern name for the language)
  3. 3Shalom (שָׁלוֹם)
    Hello, goodbye, peace - versatile greeting
  4. 4Toda (תּוֹדָה)
    Thank you
  5. 5Bevakasha (בְּבַקָּשָׁה)
    Please / You're welcome
  6. 6Sababa (סַבָּבָה)
    Cool, great, no problem (colloquial)
  7. 7Yalla (יַאללָה)
    Let's go, come on (borrowed from Arabic)
  8. 8Ma nishma? (מָה נִשְׁמַע?)
    What's up? How are you?
  9. 9Hakol beseder (הַכֹּל בְּסֵדֶר)
    Everything's okay
  10. 10B'ezrat Hashem (בְּעֶזְרַת הַשֵּׁם)
    With God's help (common expression)
  11. 11Mazal tov (מַזָּל טוֹב)
    Congratulations (literally: good fortune)
  12. 12L'chaim (לְחַיִּים)
    To life! (toast)
  13. 13Baruch Hashem (בָּרוּךְ הַשֵּׁם)
    Thank God, blessed be God
  14. 14Im yirtzeh Hashem (אִם יִרְצֶה הַשֵּׁם)
    God willing
  15. 15Tikkun olam (תִּיקּוּן עוֹלָם)
    Repairing the world (ethical concept)
  16. 16Chutzpah (חֻצְפָּה)
    Audacity, nerve (often humorous)
  17. 17Balagan (בַּלָגָן)
    Mess, chaos (colloquial)
  18. 18Davka (דַּוְקָא)
    Specifically, precisely, on purpose
  19. 19Stam (סְתָם)
    Just because, for no reason
  20. 20Chaval (חָבָל)
    Too bad, what a pity
  21. 21Achi (אַחִי)
    My brother (colloquial address, like 'dude')
  22. 22Achla (אַחְלָה)
    Awesome, excellent
  23. 23Kef (כֵּיף)
    Fun, enjoyment (from Arabic)
  24. 24Haval al hazman (חָבָל עַל הַזְּמַן)
    Awesome! (literally: a waste of time, but used positively)
  25. 25Slicha (סְלִיחָה)
    Sorry, excuse me
  26. 26Ken (כֵּן)
    Yes
  27. 27Lo (לֹא)
    No
  28. 28Rega (רֶגַע)
    Wait a moment
  29. 29Nu? (נוּ?)
    So? Well? (from Yiddish)
  30. 30Chai (חַי)
    Life, living

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