Hebrew Glossaryמילון

Appointment / Queue Number

/tor/

Israel Post Office

/do-ar yis-ra-el/

Supermarket

/su-per-mar-ket/

Corner Grocery (Makolet)

/ma-ko-let/

Open-Air Market (Shuk)

/shuk/

Receipt

/ka-ba-la/

Refund

/hech-zer/

Delivery

/mish-lo-ach/

Shabbat (no service Fri eve–Sat eve)

/sha-bat/

Holiday (closures apply)

/chag/

Identity Card (Teudat Zehut)

/teu-dat ze-hut/

Immigration Certificate (Teudat Oleh)

/teu-dat o-leh/

Sefach (ID address/family appendix)

/se-fach/

Passport

/dar-kon/

Driver's License

/ri-sha-yon ne-hi-ga/

Form

/to-fes/

Confirmation / Approval

/i-shur/

Signature

/cha-ti-ma/

Photocopy / Scan

/tsi-lum/

Notarized Translation

/tir-gum no-tar-yo-ni/

Birth Certificate

/teu-dat le-da/

Marriage Certificate

/teu-dat ni-su-in/

Apostille

/a-pos-til/

Kindergarten / Preschool

/gan ye-la-dim/

Daycare (Maon)

/ma-on/

Elementary School

/bet se-fer ye-so-di/

Middle School

/cha-ti-vat be-na-yim/

High School

/ti-chon/

Bagrut (matriculation exams)

/bag-rut/

University

/u-ni-ver-si-ta/

Police (dial 100)

/mish-ta-ra/

Magen David Adom — Ambulance (dial 101)

/ma-gen da-vid a-dom/

Fire Department (dial 102)

/ka-ba-ut/

Home Front Command

/pi-kud ha-o-ref/

Air-Raid Siren

/az-a-ka/

Bomb Shelter

/mik-lat/

ERAN (mental-health hotline 1201)

/e-ran/

Municipal Property Tax

/ar-no-na/

Bank Account

/chesh-bon bank/

Mortgage

/mash-kan-ta/

Income Tax Authority

/mas hach-na-sa/

VAT (Value Added Tax)

/ma-am/

Pay Stub

/ta-lush mas-ko-ret/

Form 101 (employee tax declaration)

/to-fes me-a ve-e-chad/

Form 106 (annual income summary)

/to-fes me-a ve-shesh/

Standing Order (auto-debit)

/ho-ra-at ke-va/

Bit (P2P payment app)

/bit/

Pension

/pen-si-ya/

Keren Hishtalmut (study/savings fund)

/ke-ren hish-tal-mut/

Severance Pay

/pi-tsu-yim/

Government Fee

/ag-ra/

Ministry of Interior

/mis-rad ha-pnim/

Ministry of Aliyah & Integration

/mis-rad ha-kli-ta/

National Insurance (Bituach Leumi)

/bi-tu-ach le-u-mi/

City Hall / Municipality

/i-ri-ya/

Local Council

/mo-a-tsa me-ko-mit/

Real Estate Taxation Authority

/mi-sui mek-ar-ke-in/

Population & Immigration Authority

/ra-shut ha-och-lo-sin/

Ministry of Transport

/mis-rad ha-tach-bu-ra/

MyVisit (gov appointment system)

/my-vi-zit/

Health Fund (Kupat Cholim)

/ku-pat cho-lim/

Clalit Health Fund

/kla-lit/

Maccabi Health Fund

/ma-ka-bi/

Meuhedet Health Fund

/me-u-che-det/

Leumit Health Fund

/le-u-mit/

Family Doctor

/ro-fe mish-pa-cha/

Pediatrician

/ro-fe ye-la-dim/

Form 17 / Referral Commitment

/hit-cha-ye-vut/

Prescription

/mir-sham/

Pharmacy

/bet mir-ka-chat/

Emergency Room (Miyun)

/mi-yun/

Doctor's Appointment

/tor le-ro-fe/

Supplemental Health Insurance

/bi-tu-ach mash-lim/

Tipat Chalav (well-baby clinic)

/ti-pat cha-lav/

Rental Contract

/cho-ze schi-rut/

Building Committee (maintenance fees)

/va-ad ba-yit/

Guarantor (for rental)

/a-rev/

Security Deposit

/pi-ka-don/

Promissory Note

/shtar chov/

Real Estate Agent

/me-ta-vech/

Broker's Fee

/dmei ti-vuch/

Garden Apartment

/di-rat gan/

Mamad (safe room)

/ma-mad/

Tabu (land registry)

/ta-bu/

Absorption Basket (new-immigrant stipend)

/sal kli-ta/

Hebrew Language School (Ulpan)

/ul-pan/

Absorption Center

/mer-kaz kli-ta/

New Immigrant (Oleh Chadash)

/o-leh cha-dash/

Returning Resident (Toshav Chozer)

/to-shav cho-zer/

Returning Minor (Katin Chozer)

/ka-tin cho-zer/

Citizen-Immigrant (Ezrach Oleh)

/ez-rach o-leh/

A-1 Visa (temporary resident)

/a-a-chat/

Jewish Agency (Sochnut)

/soch-nut ye-hu-dit/

Nefesh B'Nefesh

/ne-fesh be-ne-fesh/

Immigrant Rights / Benefits

/zchu-yot o-leh/

Customs Exemption

/ptor mi-mech-es/

Notary

/no-tar-yon/

Lawyer

/o-rech din/

Power of Attorney

/yi-pui ko-ach/

Affidavit

/tats-hir/

Court

/bet mish-pat/

Inheritance Order

/tsav ye-ru-sha/

Rabbinate

/rab-ba-nut/

Central Bus Station

/ta-cha-na mer-ka-zit/

Train

/ra-ke-vet/

Israel Railways

/ra-ke-vet yis-ra-el/

Rav-Kav (transit card)

/rav kav/

Bus

/o-to-bus/

Taxi

/mo-nit/

Sherut (shared taxi)

/mo-nit she-rut/

Annual Vehicle Inspection (Test)

/test/

Mandatory Vehicle Insurance

/bi-tu-ach cho-va/

Fuel / Gasoline

/de-lek/

Electricity

/chash-mal/

Water

/ma-yim/

Gas

/gaz/

Internet

/in-ter-net/

Cable TV

/kva-lim/

Mobile Phone Service

/se-lu-lar/

Electric Company

/chev-rat chash-mal/