שחור

he-adj

שחור / שָׁחֹר • (shakhór) (feminine שחורה / שְׁחֹרָה, masculine plural שחורים / שְׁחֹרִים, feminine plural שחורות / שְׁחֹרוֹת)

שָׁחֹר (canonical)
shakhór (romanization)
שחורה (feminine)
שְׁחֹרָה (feminine)
שחורים (masculine plural)
שְׁחֹרִים (masculine plural)
שחורות (feminine plural)
שְׁחֹרוֹת (feminine plural)


אש

he-noun

אֵשׁ • (esh) f (plural indefinite אִשִּׁים, singular construct אֵשׁ־, plural construct אִשֵּׁי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

אֵשׁ (canonical)
esh (romanization)
אִשִּׁים (indefinite plural)
אֵשׁ־ (construct singular)
אִשֵּׁי־ (construct plural)

From Proto-Semitic *ʔiš- (“fire”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒉈 (išātum, “fire”) and Ge'ez እሳት (ʾəsat, “fire”).

וַיֵּרָא מַלְאַךְ ה׳ אֵלָיו בְּלַבַּת אֵשׁ מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וְהַסְּנֶה אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל׃

אבינו מלכנו
אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן בָּאֵי בָּאֵשׁ וּבַמַּיִם עַל קִדּוּשׁ שְׁמֶךָ.

מְדוּרָה

controlled fire in the open air, bonfire


שמש

שַׁמָּשׁ • (shamásh) m [pattern: קַטָּל]

שַׁמָּשׁ (canonical)
shamásh (romanization)

→ English: shamash

desctree

→ Yiddish: שמשׂ (shames)
→ Dutch: sjammes
→ English: shammes

(Judaism) shamash (the candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah or hanukkiah)


שמש

he-verb

שִׁמֵּשׁ • (shimésh) (pi'el construction)

שִׁמֵּשׁ (canonical)
shimésh (romanization)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

שימש שימש#Hebrew


אבוקה

he-noun

אֲבוּקָה • (avuka) f (plural indefinite אֲבוּקוֹת)

אֲבוּקָה (canonical)
avuka (romanization)
אֲבוּקוֹת (indefinite plural)

Perhaps a shortened form of *אבהוקה (avhuka), from the root ב־ה־ק (b-h-q), compare with בָּהַק (bahák, “to shine, glow”).

אָבִי הִדְלִיק נֵרוֹת לִי / וְשַׁמָּשׁ לוֹ אֲבוּקָה – / יוֹדְעִים אַתֶּם לִכְבוֹד מִי? / לִכְבוֹד הַחֲנֻכָּה!
My father has lit candles for me / And his shamash a torch – / Do you know for the honour of whom? / For the honour of Hanukkah!

1916, Hayim Nahman Bialik, In Honour of Hanukkah 1–4


אור

אוֹר • ('ór) m (plural indefinite אוֹרוֹת, singular construct אוֹר־)

אוֹר (canonical)
'ór (romanization)
אוֹרוֹת (indefinite plural)
אוֹר־ (construct singular)

Root
 א־ו־ר (ʾ-w-r)
Compare Arabic أُوَار (ʔuwār).

light, visible light: electromagnetic radiation of a frequency perceptible to the eye

(more generally) light: electromagnetic radiation (of any frequency)

Folk, שרה לוי־תנאי (Sara Levi-Tanai), באנו חושך לגרש (“We came to banish darkness”).
בָּאנוּ חֹשֶׁךְ לְגָרֵשׁ. / בְּיָדֵינוּ אוֹר וָאֵשׁ.
bánu ẖóshech l'garésh. / b'yadḗnu ór vaésh.

We came to banish darkness. / In our hands there's light and fire.

הוא ראה את האור.


מנורה

מְנוֹרָה • (m'norá) f (plural indefinite מְנוֹרוֹת, singular construct מְנוֹרַת־, plural construct מְנוֹרוֹת־)

מְנוֹרָה (canonical)
m'norá (romanization)
מְנוֹרוֹת (indefinite plural)
מְנוֹרַת־ (construct singular)
מְנוֹרוֹת־ (construct plural)
מְנוֹרָה (indefinite singular)
מְנוֹרָתִי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
מְנוֹרָתֵנוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הַמְּנוֹרָה (definite singular)
מְנוֹרָתְךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
מְנוֹרָתֵךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
מְנוֹרַתְכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
מְנוֹרַתְכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
מְנוֹרַת־ (construct singular)
מְנוֹרָתוֹ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
מְנוֹרָתָהּ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
מְנוֹרָתָם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
מְנוֹרָתָן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)
מְנוֹרוֹת (indefinite plural)
מנורותיי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
מְנוֹרוֹתַי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
מְנוֹרוֹתֵינוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הַמְּנוֹרוֹת (definite plural)
מְנוֹרוֹתֶיךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
מנורותייך (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
מְנוֹרוֹתַיִךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
מְנוֹרוֹתֵיכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
מְנוֹרוֹתֵיכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
מְנוֹרוֹת־ (construct plural)
מְנוֹרוֹתָיו (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
מְנוֹרוֹתֶיהָ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
מְנוֹרוֹתָם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
מְנוֹרוֹתָן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

→ Dutch: menora

→ English: menorah

→ Esperanto: menoro, menorao

→ Finnish: menora

→ German: Menora

→ Hungarian: menóra

→ Italian: menorah

→ Japanese: メノーラー (menōrā)

→ Korean: 메노라 (menora)

→ Ladino: menora

→ Lithuanian: menora

→ Macedonian: мено́ра (menóra)

→ Norwegian Bokmål: menora

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: menora

→ Polish: menora

→ Portuguese: menorá

→ Russian: мено́ра (menóra)

→ Serbo-Croatian: menora

→ Spanish: menora, menorá

→ Swedish: menora

→ Turkish: menora

→ Yiddish: מנורה (mnóyre)

Root
 נ־י־ר (n-y-r)
Cognate with Aramaic מְנָרְתָא (mənārəṯā), Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).

cog

Aramaic מְנָרְתָא (mənārəṯā)

A menorah or other candelabrum.
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) hanukkiah

A menorah or other candelabrum.
hanukkiah


זהב

he-noun

זָהָב • (zaháv) m (singular construct זְהַב־) [pattern: קָטָל]

זָהָב (canonical)
zaháv (romanization)
זְהַב־ (construct singular)

A Central Semitic innovation. Cognate with Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab) and Classical Syriac ܕܗܒܐ (dahḇā).

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁל זָהָב וְשֶׁל נְחֹשֶׁת וְשֶׁל אוֹר; הֲלֹא לְכָל שִׁירַיִךְ אֲנִי כִּנּוֹר

1967, Naomi Shemer (lyrics and music), “ירושלים של זהב [Jerusalem of Gold]”, in שירי נעמי שמר [Songs of Naomi Shemer], performed by Shuly Nathan, Jerusalem, →OCLC:

Jerusalem of gold and of bronze and of light; am I not for all of your songs a violin?

Yerushaláyim shel zaháv v-shel n'ḥóshet v-shel or; haló l-khol shiráyikh ani kinnor.

(uncountable) gold (a deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold)


להבה

לֶהָבָה • (lehavá) f (plural indefinite לֶהָבוֹת, singular construct לַהֶבֶת־, plural construct לַהֲבוֹת־)

לֶהָבָה (canonical)
lehavá (romanization)
לֶהָבוֹת (indefinite plural)
לַהֶבֶת־ (construct singular)
לַהֲבוֹת־ (construct plural)

Related to Arabic لَهَب (lahab, “flame”)


צבע

צֶבַע • (tsévaʿ) m (plural indefinite צְבָעִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

צֶבַע (canonical)
tsévaʿ (romanization)
צְבָעִים (indefinite plural)

Compare Arabic صَبَغَ (ṣabaḡa, “to dye”), Aramaic צְבַע (ṣəbaʿ, “to dip, to dye”), Akkadian 𒍝𒁍𒌑 (/ṣabû/, “to soak, to bathe”), Ge'ez ጸብኀ (ṣäbḫä, “to dip”).


ורוד

וָרֹד (canonical)
varód (romanization)
וְרוּדָה (feminine)
וְרֻדָּה (feminine)
וְרוּדִים (masculine plural)
וְרֻדִּים (masculine plural)
וְרוּדוֹת (feminine plural)
וְרֻדּוֹת (feminine plural)


לבן

לָבָן (canonical)
laván (romanization)
לְבָנָה (feminine)
לְבָנִים (masculine plural)
לְבָנוֹת (feminine plural)

Root
 ל־ב־ן (l-b-n)
From Proto-West Semitic *laban-. Cognate with Arabic لَبَن (laban, “milk”), Ugaritic 𐎍𐎁𐎐 (lbn), and Phoenician 𐤋𐤁𐤍 (lbn).


לבן

he-noun

לֹבֶן • (lóven) m

לובן לובן#Hebrew


לבן

he-verb

ליבן / לִבֵּן • (libén) (pi'el construction)

ליבן (canonical)
לִבֵּן (canonical)
libén (romanization)

ליבן ליבן#Hebrew


לבן

לובן לובן#Hebrew


לבן

he-proper noun

לָבָן • (laván) m


כתום

כָּתֹם (canonical)
katóm (romanization)
כתומה (feminine)
כְּתֻמָּה (feminine)
כתומים (masculine plural)
כְּתֻמִּים (masculine plural)
כתומות (feminine plural)
כְּתֻמּוֹת (feminine plural)

Root
 כ־ת־ם (k-t-m)
From the root כ־ת־ם.


פנס

he-noun

פָּנָס • (panás) m (plural indefinite פָּנָסִים, singular construct פָּנַס־, plural construct פָּנָסֵי־)

פָּנָס (canonical)
panás (romanization)
פָּנָסִים (indefinite plural)
פָּנַס־ (construct singular)
פָּנָסֵי־ (construct plural)
פָּנָס (indefinite singular)
פָּנָסִי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
פָּנָסֵנוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הַפָּנָס (definite singular)
פָּנָסְךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
פָּנָסֵךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
פָּנַסְכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
פָּנַסְכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
פָּנַס־ (construct singular)
פָּנָסוֹ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
פָּנָסָהּ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
פָּנָסָם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
פָּנָסָן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)
פָּנָסִים (indefinite plural)
פנסיי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
פָּנָסַי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
פָּנָסֵינוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הַפָּנָסִים (definite plural)
פָּנָסֶיךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
פנסייך (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
פָּנָסַיִךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
פָּנָסֵיכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
פָּנָסֵיכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
פָּנָסֵי־ (construct plural)
פָּנָסָיו (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
פָּנָסֶיהָ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
פָּנָסֵיהֶם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
פָּנָסֵיהֶן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

Post-Biblical, borrowed from Ancient Greek φανός (phanós).

a lantern (case of transparent material made to protect a flame or light)


ירח

יָרֵחַ • (yaréakh) m (plural indefinite יְרֵחִים, singular construct יְרֵחַ־, plural construct יְרֵחֵי־)

יָרֵחַ (canonical)
yaréakh (romanization)
יְרֵחִים (indefinite plural)
יְרֵחַ־ (construct singular)
יְרֵחֵי־ (construct plural)

Root
 י־ר־ח (y-r-kh)
From Proto-Semitic *warḫ-.


קשת בענן

קֶשֶׁת בְּעָנָן

קֶשֶׁת בְּעָנָן • (késhet be'anán) f

קֶשֶׁת בְּ עָנָן (canonical)
késhet be'anán (romanization)


דליקה

דליקה / דְּלֵקָה • (dleká) f [pattern: קְטֵלָה]

דְּלֵקָה (canonical)
dleká (romanization)


שריפה

שריפה / שְׂרֵפָה • (srefá) f (plural indefinite שְׂרֵפוֹת, singular construct שְׂרֵפַת־) [pattern: קְטֵלָה]

שְׂרֵפָה (canonical)
srefá (romanization)
שְׂרֵפוֹת (indefinite plural)
שְׂרֵפַת־ (construct singular)
שְׂרֵפָה (indefinite singular)
שְׂרֵפָתִי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
שְׂרֵפָתֵנוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הַשְּׂרֵפָה (definite singular)
שְׂרֵפָתְךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
שְׂרֵפָתֵךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
שְׂרֵפַתְכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
שְׂרֵפַתְכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
שְׂרֵפַת־ (construct singular)
שְׂרֵפָתוֹ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
שְׂרֵפָתָהּ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
שְׂרֵפָתָם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
שְׂרֵפָתָן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)
שְׂרֵפוֹת (indefinite plural)
שרפותיי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
שְׂרֵפוֹתַי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
שְׂרֵפוֹתֵינוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הַשְּׂרֵפוֹת (definite plural)
שְׂרֵפוֹתֶיךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
שרפותייך (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
שְׂרֵפוֹתַיִךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
שְׂרֵפוֹתֵיכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
שְׂרֵפוֹתֵיכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
שְׂרֵפוֹת־ (construct plural)
שְׂרֵפוֹתָיו (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
שְׂרֵפוֹתֶיהָ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
שְׂרֵפוֹתָם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
שְׂרֵפוֹתָן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)


חום

he-adj

חוּם • (khúm) (feminine חוּמָה, masculine plural חוּמִים, feminine plural חוּמוֹת)

חוּם (canonical)
khúm (romanization)
חוּמָה (feminine)
חוּמִים (masculine plural)
חוּמוֹת (feminine plural)


חום

he-noun

חוּם • (khúm) m (plural indefinite חוּמִים, singular construct חוּם־, plural construct חוּמֵי־)

חוּם (canonical)
khúm (romanization)
חוּמִים (indefinite plural)
חוּם־ (construct singular)
חוּמֵי־ (construct plural)

חום (צבע) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ʰᵉ


חום

חום / חֹם • (khóm) m (no plural forms, singular construct חום / חֹם־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

חֹם (canonical)
khóm (romanization)
חום (construct singular)
חֹם־ (construct singular)

Root
 ח־מ־ם (kh-m-m)
From the root ח־מ־ם (kh-m-m); compare חַם (khám).

חום (פיזיקה) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ʰᵉ

(physics, chemistry) Heat: energy transferred by thermal interaction.


מדורה

מְדוּרָה • (medurá) f (plural indefinite מְדוּרוֹת, singular construct מְדוּרַת־, plural construct מְדוּרוֹת־)

מְדוּרָה (canonical)
medurá (romanization)
מְדוּרוֹת (indefinite plural)
מְדוּרַת־ (construct singular)
מְדוּרוֹת־ (construct plural)
מְדוּרָה (indefinite singular)
מְדוּרָתִי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
מְדוּרָתֵנוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הַמְּדוּרָה (definite singular)
מְדוּרָתְךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
מְדוּרָתֵךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
מְדוּרַתְכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
מְדוּרַתְכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
מְדוּרַת־ (construct singular)
מְדוּרָתוֹ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
מְדוּרָתָהּ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
מְדוּרָתָם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
מְדוּרָתָן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)
מְדוּרוֹת (indefinite plural)
מדורותיי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
מְדוּרוֹתַי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
מְדוּרוֹתֵינוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הַמְּדוּרוֹת (definite plural)
מְדוּרוֹתֶיךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
מדורותייך (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
מְדוּרוֹתַיִךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
מְדוּרוֹתֵיכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
מְדוּרוֹתֵיכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
מְדוּרוֹת־ (construct plural)
מְדוּרוֹתָיו (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
מְדוּרוֹתֶיהָ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
מְדוּרוֹתָם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
מְדוּרוֹתָן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

bonfire (a large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal)


טורקיז

טוּרְקִיז • (turkíz) m

טוּרְקִיז (canonical)
turkíz (romanization)

(countable) turquoise (a sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone)

(countable and uncountable) turquoise (a pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone)


נר

נֵר • (ner) m (plural indefinite נֵרוֹת, singular construct נֵר־)

נֵר (canonical)
ner (romanization)
נֵרוֹת (indefinite plural)
נֵר־ (construct singular)

Root
 נ־י־ר (n-y-r)
From Proto-Semitic *nūr-.

Candle: any single-wick lamp such as a candle or simple oil lamp.


גפרור

גַּפְרוּר • (gafrur) m (plural indefinite גפרורים, singular construct גפרור־)

גַּפְרוּר (canonical)
gafrur (romanization)
גפרורים (indefinite plural)
גפרור־ (construct singular)

match (a device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface)


סגלגל

סְגַלְגַּל (canonical)
s'galgál (romanization)
סְגַלְגַּלָּה (feminine)
סְגַלְגַּלִּים (masculine plural)
סְגַלְגַּלּוֹת (feminine plural)


ירוק

יָרֹק (canonical)
yarók (romanization)
ירוקה (feminine)
יְרֻקָּה (feminine)
ירוקים (masculine plural)
יְרֻקִּים (masculine plural)
ירוקות (feminine plural)
יְרֻקּוֹת (feminine plural)

From Proto-Semitic *waruḳ-. Compare with יֶרֶק (“vegetation”) and Arabic وَرَق (waraq, “leaf”)


כחול

כָּחֹל (canonical)
kaḥól (romanization)
כחולה (feminine)
כְּחֻלָּה (feminine)
כחולים (masculine plural)
כְּחֻלִּים (masculine plural)
כחולות (feminine plural)
כְּחֻלּוֹת (feminine plural)

Compare with Arabic كُحْلِيّ (kuḥliyy, “navy blue”) from كُحْل (kuḥl, “kohl”)

תְּכֵלֶת תכלת#Hebrew

blue, a darker shade than תְּכֵלֶת (tchélet)


אפרסק

אֲפַרְסֵקִים

אֲפַרְסֵק • (afarsék) m (plural indefinite אֲפַרְסֵקִים)

אֲפַרְסֵק (canonical)
afarsék (romanization)
אֲפַרְסֵקִים (indefinite plural)
אֲפַרְסֵק (indefinite singular)
אֲפַרְסֵקִי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
אֲפַרְסֵקֵנוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הָאֲפַרְסֵק (definite singular)
אֲפַרְסֵקְךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
אֲפַרְסֵקֵךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
אֲפַרְסֵקְכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
אֲפַרְסֵקְכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
אֲפַרְסֵק־ (construct singular)
אֲפַרְסֵקוֹ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
אֲפַרְסֵקָהּ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
אֲפַרְסֵקָם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
אֲפַרְסֵקָן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)
אֲפַרְסֵקִים (indefinite plural)
אפרסקיי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
אֲפַרְסֵקַי (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
אֲפַרְסֵקֵינוּ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
הָאֲפַרְסֵקִים (definite plural)
אֲפַרְסֵקֶיךָ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
אפרסקייך (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
אֲפַרְסֵקַיִךְ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
אֲפַרְסֵקֵיכֶם (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
אֲפַרְסֵקֵיכֶן (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
אֲפַרְסֵקֵי־ (construct plural)
אֲפַרְסֵקָיו (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
אֲפַרְסֵקֶיהָ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
אֲפַרְסֵקֵיהֶם (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
אֲפַרְסֵקֵיהֶן (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

he-decl

אֲפַרְסֵקִים

From Arabic اَلفِرْسِك (al-firsik, “the peach”), from Ancient Greek περσικόν (persikón, “peach”), short for μῆλον Περσικόν (mêlon Persikón, “Persian apple”).


כחלחל

כְּחַלְחַל (canonical)
k'khalkhál (romanization)
כְּחַלְחַלָּה (feminine)
כְּחַלְחַלִּים (masculine plural)
כְּחַלְחַלּוֹת (feminine plural)


ארגון

he-noun

אַרְגְּוָן • (ʾargewān) m

אַרְגְּוָן (canonical)
ʾargewān (romanization)

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argamannu).

וְעַתָּה שְׁלַח־לִי אִישׁ־חָכָם לַעֲשׂוֹת בַּזָּהָב וּבַכֶּסֶף וּבַנְּחֹשֶׁת וּבַבַּרְזֶל וּבָאַרְגְּוָן וְכַרְמִיל וּתְכֵלֶת וְיֹדֵעַ לְפַתֵּחַ פִּתּוּחִים עִם־הַחֲכָמִים אֲשֶׁר עִמִּי בִּיהוּדָה וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם אֲשֶׁר הֵכִין דָּוִיד אָבִי׃

Tanach, 2 Chronicles [[s:he:T25b02#ב_ו|2:6]], with translation of jps:

Now therefore send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that hath skill to grave all manner of gravings, to be with the skilful men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.

V-'atá shlaḥ li ish ḥakhám la'asót ba-zaháv u-va-késef u-va-nḥóshet u-va-barzél u-va-argván v-kharmíl u-tkhélet v-yodéa' l'fatéaḥ pituḥím 'im ha-ḥakhamím ashér 'immí bi-yhudá u-viyrushaláyim ashér hekhín Davíyd aví.


צהוב

צָהֹב (canonical)
tsahóv (romanization)
צהובה (feminine)
צְהֻבָּה (feminine)
צהובים (masculine plural)
צְהֻבִּים (masculine plural)
צהובות (feminine plural)
צְהֻבּוֹת (feminine plural)


תכלת

תְּכֵלֶת • (t'chélet) f

תְּכֵלֶת (canonical)
t'chélet (romanization)

Root
 ת־כ־ל (t-k-l)
Cognate with Aramaic תְּכִלְתָּא (təḵiltā), Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒆳𒊏 (takiltu).

cog

Aramaic תְּכִלְתָּא (təḵiltā)

תכול תכול#Hebrew

in Modern Hebrew, the feminine form of תכול (tekhol, “azure”)


רמזור

he-noun

רַמְזוֹר • (ramzór) m (plural indefinite רַמְזוֹרִים)

רַמְזוֹר (canonical)
ramzór (romanization)
רַמְזוֹרִים (indefinite plural)

Blend of רֶמֶז (rémez, “clue”) + אוֹר (or, “light”), thus literally, “clue light”.


נורה

he-noun

נוּרָה • (nurá) f (plural indefinite נוּרוֹת, singular construct נוּרַת־, plural construct נוּרוֹת־)

נוּרָה (canonical)
nurá (romanization)
נוּרוֹת (indefinite plural)
נוּרַת־ (construct singular)
נוּרוֹת־ (construct plural)

Root
 נ־י־ר (n-y-r)
From נוּר (nur, “light”).

A light bulb: an incandescent light bulb, or other similar-looking article that converts electricity to light.


אפור

אִפּוּר • (ipúr) m

איפור איפור#Hebrew


סגול

סֶגוֹל • (segól, sɛḡol) m (plural indefinite סֶגוֹלִים)

סֶגוֹל (canonical)
segól (romanization)
sɛḡol (romanization)
סֶגוֹלִים (indefinite plural)

Borrowed from Aramaic סְגוֹלָא / ܣܓܘܿܠܵܐ (sḡōlā, “cluster”), due to its graphic shape thought to resemble grapes. Accordingly, in the earliest Hebrew-language Masoretic treatises with shwa on the samekh. Doublet of אֶשְׁכּוֹל (ʾɛškṓl).

doublet

Doublet of אֶשְׁכּוֹל (ʾɛškṓl)

The Hebrew diacritical mark segol (ִ◌ֶ).


ירקרק

יְרַקְרַק (canonical)
y'rakrák (romanization)
יְרַקְרַקָּה (feminine)
יְרַקְרַקִּים (masculine plural)
יְרַקְרַקּוֹת (feminine plural)

he-m

ירוק / יָרֹק (yarók)


אדמדם

אֲדַמְדַּם (canonical)
adamdám (romanization)
אֲדַמְדַמָּה (feminine)
אֲדַמְדַמִּים (masculine plural)
אֲדַמְדַמּוֹת (feminine plural)


כתמתם

כְּתַמְתַּם (canonical)
k'tamtám (romanization)
כְּתַמְתַּמָּה (feminine)
כְּתַמְתַּמִּים (masculine plural)
כְּתַמְתַּמּוֹת (feminine plural)


שחרחר

שְׁחַרְחַר (canonical)
sh'kharkhár (romanization)
שְׁחַרְחָרָה (feminine)
שְׁחַרְחָרִים (masculine plural)
שְׁחַרְחָרוֹת (feminine plural)

Root
 שׁ־ח־ר (sh-kh-r)
From the root שׁ־ח־ר


לבנבן

לְבַנְבַּן (canonical)
l'vanban (romanization)
לְבַנְבַּנָּה (feminine)
לְבַנְבַּנִּים (masculine plural)
לְבַנְבַּנּוֹת (feminine plural)


שחמחם

שְׁחַמְחַם (canonical)
sh'khamkhám (romanization)
שְׁחַמְחַמָּה (feminine)
שְׁחַמְחַמִּים (masculine plural)
שְׁחַמְחַמּוֹת (feminine plural)


שחום

שָׁחוּם (canonical)
shachum (romanization)
שְׁחוּמָה (feminine)
שְׁחוּמִים (masculine plural)
שְׁחוּמוֹת (feminine plural)

Root
 שׁ־ח־ם (sh-kh-m)
Blend of שחור / שָׁחֹר (shakhór, “black”) + חוּם (khúm, “brown”).

blend

שחור / שָׁחֹר


אפרפר

אֲפַרְפַּר (canonical)
afarpár (romanization)
אֲפַרְפָּרָה (feminine)
אֲפַרְפָּרִים (masculine plural)
אֲפַרְפָּרוֹת (feminine plural)


ורדרד

וְרַדְרַד (canonical)
v'radrád (romanization)
וְרַדְרַדָּה (feminine)
וְרַדְרַדִּים (masculine plural)
וְרַדְרַדּוֹת (feminine plural)


לפיד

he-noun

לַפִּיד • (lapíd) m (plural indefinite לַפִּידִים, plural construct לַפִּידֵי־)

לַפִּיד (canonical)
lapíd (romanization)
לַפִּידִים (indefinite plural)
לַפִּידֵי־ (construct plural)

Cf. Classical Persian لوید (lawīd, “cauldron”).

cog

pot, particularly one in which light is carried


זיו

he-noun

זִיו • (zív) m (plural indefinite זיווים / זִיוִים)

זִיו (canonical)
zív (romanization)
זיווים (indefinite plural)
זִיוִים (indefinite plural)

אוּלַי כְּבָר אֵינֶנָּה? / וַדַּאי נִטַּל זִיוָהּ.

1923, Shaul Tchernichovsky, They Say There Is a Land 42–44, (first version)

Perhaps it is no longer there? / Certainly its brilliance has been taken away.

'uláy k'vár 'einéna? / vadáy nitál ziváh.


צחור

צָחוֹר (canonical)
tzákhor (romanization)
צְחוֹרָה (feminine)
צְחוֹרִים (masculine plural)
צְחוֹרוֹת (feminine plural)

[…] וְהוּא בָּא כְּעַיִּט צוֹרֵחַ, \ נוֹצָתוֹ צְחוֹרָה כַּשֶׁלֶג […]

1990, Sophocles, translated by Aharon Shabtai, אַנְטִיגוֹנֵה [antigoneh, Antigone], lines 112–113:

[…] and, like shrill-screaming eagle, he flew over into our land, in snow-white pinion sheathed, […]


זעפרן

זְעַפְרָן • (ze'afrán) m

זְעַפְרָן (canonical)
ze'afrán (romanization)

From Medieval Hebrew, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).


מנסרה

מִנְסָרָה • (minsara) f

מִנְסָרָה (canonical)
minsara (romanization)


כבאית

כַּבָּאִית • (kabaít) f

כַּבָּאִית (canonical)
kabaít (romanization)

fire engine
fire engine#English:_Q208281


כבאית

כַּבָּאִית • (kabaít) f (masculine counterpart כַּבַּאי)

כַּבָּאִית (canonical)
kabaít (romanization)
כַּבַּאי (masculine)


מגדלור

מִגְדַּלּוֹר

מִגְדַּלּוֹרִים

מִגְדַּלּוֹרֵי

מִגְדַּלּוֹר

מִגְדַּלּוֹר • (migdalór) m (plural indefinite מִגְדַּלּוֹרִים, singular construct מִגְדַּלּוֹר־, plural construct מִגְדַּלּוֹרֵי־)

מִגְדַּלּוֹר (canonical)
migdalór (romanization)
מִגְדַּלּוֹרִים (indefinite plural)
מִגְדַּלּוֹר־ (construct singular)
מִגְדַּלּוֹרֵי־ (construct plural)

From מִגְדָּל (migdál, “tower”) + אוֹר ('ór, “light”).


פלאש

he-noun

פְלֶאשׁ • (flesh) m

פְלֶאשׁ (canonical)
flesh (romanization)

From English flash, by pronunciation (see further etymology there).

camera flash
camera flash#English:_Q221836


כבאי

כַּבַּאי • (kabái) m (plural indefinite כַּבָּאִים, feminine counterpart כַּבָּאִית) [pattern: קַטָּל]

כַּבַּאי (canonical)
kabái (romanization)
כַּבָּאִים (indefinite plural)
כַּבָּאִית (feminine)

Professional noun from the verb כיבה / כִּבָּה (kibá, “to extinguish”).

סמי הכבאי


אור נראה

אוֹר נִרְאָה

אוֹר נִרְאָה • (ór nir'á) m

אוֹר נִרְאָה (canonical)
ór nir'á (romanization)

Visible light: light in the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.


אורנז'

אוֹרַנְז' • (óranj) m

אוֹרַנְז' (canonical)
óranj (romanization)

→ South Levantine Arabic: أورانج


מחתה

מַחְתָּה • (maḥtā) f

מַחְתָּה (canonical)
maḥtā (romanization)