Hebrew Feminine
Learning the Hebrew Feminine is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Hebrew language. But first we need to know what the role of Feminine is in the structure of the grammar in Hebrew.
Hebrew feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. Here are some examples:
| English Feminine | Hebrew Feminine |
| Feminine | nekeveh - נקבה |
| he is happy | hoa meaosher - הוא מאושר |
| she is happy | heya meaosheret - היא מאושרת |
| he is American | hoa amereykeaey - הוא אמריקאי |
| she is American | heya amereykeaeyt - היא אמריקאית |
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| man | aeysh - איש |
| woman | asheh - אשה |
| father | avea - אבא |
| mother | amea - אמא |
| brother | aẖ - אח |
| sister | aẖot - אחות |
| uncle | ḏoḏ - דוד |
| aunt | ḏoḏeh - דודה |
| bull | shor - שור |
| cow | fereh - פרה |
| boy | eyleḏ - ילד |
| girl | eyleḏeh - ילדה |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Feminine in Hebrew has a logical pattern. Locate the Feminine above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Hebrew.
List of Feminine in Hebrew
Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Hebrew? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Hebrew vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Hebrew Vocabulary |
| objects | ẖefetseym - חפצים |
| bathroom | ameveṭeyh - אמבטיה |
| bed | meyṭeh - מיטה |
| bedroom | ẖeḏer hesheyneh - חדר השינה |
| ceiling | tekereh - תקרה |
| chair | khesea - כסא |
| clothes | vegueḏeym - בגדים |
| coat | me'eyl - מעיל |
| cup | sefel - ספל |
| desk | sholeẖen kheteyveh - שולחן כתיבה |
| dress | shemeleh - שמלה |
| floor | retsefeh - רצפה |
| fork | mezelegue - מזלג |
| furniture | reheyṭeym - רהיטים |
| glass | khos - כוס |
| hat | khove' - כובע |
| house | veyt - בית |
| ink | ḏeyo - דיו |
| jacket | z 'keṭ - ז 'קט |
| kitchen | meṭeveẖ - מטבח |
| knife | sekheyn - סכין |
| lamp | menoreh - מנורה |
| letter | mekhetev - מכתב |
| map | mefeh - מפה |
| newspaper | 'eton - עתון |
| notebook | meẖeveret - מחברת |
| pants | mekheneseyeym - מכנסיים |
| paper | neyeyr - נייר |
| pen | 'eṭ - עט |
| pencil | 'eferon - עפרון |
| pharmacy | veyt merekeẖet - בית מרקחת |
| picture | temoneh - תמונה |
| plate | tseleẖet - צלחת |
| refrigerator | mekerer - מקרר |
| restaurant | mese'eḏeh - מסעדה |
| roof | guegue - גג |
| room | ẖeḏer - חדר |
| rug | sheṭeyẖ - שטיח |
| scissors | mesefereym - מספרים |
| shampoo | shemefo - שמפו |
| shirt | ẖoletseh - חולצה |
| shoes | ne'eleyeym - נעליים |
| soap | sevon - סבון |
| socks | guereveyeym - גרביים |
| spoon | khefeyt - כפית |
| table | sholeẖen - שולחן |
| toilet | sheyroteym - שירותים |
| toothbrush | mevereshet sheyneyeym - מברשת שיניים |
| toothpaste | mesheẖet sheyneyeym - משחת שיניים |
| towel | meguevet - מגבת |
| umbrella | meṭereyh - מטריה |
| underwear | teẖetoneym - תחתונים |
| wall | keyr - קיר |
| wallet | arenek - ארנק |
| window | ẖelon - חלון |
| telephone | ṭelefon - טלפון |
Feminine and Masculine have a very important role in Hebrew, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Hebrew Feminine, you might want to check the rest of our Hebrew lessons here: Learn Hebrew. Don't forget to bookmark this page.