Amos Oz Flashcards
רזֶה
thin, skinny
מְמוּשׁקָף
bespectacled
גבוה
tall
מְחַנֵך
home-room teacher, early childhood teacher
רשׁוּת
permission, authorization
התכּוון
plan, to mean, to intend
ללון
to lodge, to stay overnight
מאת מאתנו
from, by (from us)
להשכים
to get up early, wake early (הפעיל)
למָחֳרה
the following day, day after
הַנִיחַ
leave alone, to desist (הפעיל)
שכמו
that was like, while, as if, like, as
ליטֵף
to stroke, pet, caress (פיעל)
חֲמימוּת
warmth, friendliness
נְסיעַה
trip, journey
ישר
straightforward, honestly
הֵרְחיק
to distance, move something away
הלוֹא
was it not, did not
להרהר
to ponder
הֵניד
to shake one’s head (הפעיל)
הסכּים
to agree, consent
לשחות
to swim
מוּשׁפָּל
humiliated, shamed, embarassed
השיב
reply, answer
מַבַט
glance
לסתפּר
to get one’s hair cut
זיפים
bristles
פָּלִיט
refugee
בּלוֹרית
forelock
היסוּס
hesitation, doubt
חיב
to force someone, coerce, require
מוּסד
institution
חינוכי
educational
פּנימייה
dormitory, boarding school
פּקיד
clerk
סעד
support
נפטר
to die, pass away
יִקְהָה
obedience (bib. or lit.)
לפזר
to scatter, distribute
חולצה
blouse, shirt
מְכופְתָר כּפְתור
buttoned button
כּובע
hat
חיזר
alien
בֶּרֶט
beret
לְטִפֵּל
to take care of, to look after
גוּפייה
undershirt, vest
גמיש
flexible, elastic
צרף
to add, join, connect
לחוז
to agree, treat, contract (?)
אַקְטוּאָליוּת
actuality
מִגְרַשׁ
plot of land, empty lot, yard
גרוּת
alienage, strangeness, foreignness
מַחְסן
storeroom, shed, warehouse
מִצְרָך
consumer good, necessity
שוקד
to work diligently, labor, strive
מוֹעֲדון
club, clubhouse culture hall
גולֵש גלש
skater, skier v. to boil over, ski, skate
הֶסְדָר
agreement, settlement, arrangement
דשא
grass
געגוּעַ
yearning, longing
לועג
to ridicule, to make fun of
בּיישנוּת
shyness, bashfulness
מְאוּפָּה
restrained, self-controlled, reserved
נותַר נותָר
to be left, remain; remaining (נפעל)
השתרך
to lumber, to trudge, to be dragged
סִמטָה
narrow passageway, lane, alley
תַּחֲנָה
stop, station
פּנימה פְּנים
inside, interior
רֵיחַ
smell, fragrance, odor
טִגּוּן טַיְגון
frying; Tigon (Liger)
שֹרוּף שׂרַף
burnt, scorched; sunburned to burn, to incinerate, to scorch; (sports) to disqualify
לַמְרוֹת
despite; (colloquial) even though, although
הֲצָקָה
bothering, annoying
הִתְוַכַּחַ
to argue, to debate
גינוּנים
manners, etiquette, habits
שְׂרָרָה שָׂרַה
authority, rulership; (v) to exist, to prevail (an atmosphere, feeling, state of affairs); (bib) to rule, to reign, to dominate
כּפיפָה כְּפיפוּת
bending; subordination, subjugation, subservience, dependence
הַקְדָמָה
introduction, preface, foreword; bringing forward (an appointment)
הֶאֶזין
to listen attentively; to eavesdrop, to listen to, to bug (הפעיל)
פְּנַאי
leisure
נוּסְחָה
formula, equation
הסתגל
to adapt, to acclimatize
הִפְציר
to plead persistently, to implore, to entreat (הפעיל)
קִנֵּא
to envy, covet, be jealous of someone; פּיעל
הֵניחַ
to leave alone, to desist; to allow, to let, to facilitate; (literary) to allow to rest הפיעל
קלילוּת
nimbleness, light-footedness; lightheartedness; simplicity
חֵיק
bosom, lap
רָבַץ
to lie down, to crouch; to rest on; (colloquial) to lie around, to hang around, to loiter, to stay
התקלח
to take a shower
עֵירום
nakedness, nudity; nude, naked; devoid of
צְמַרמֹרֶת
shivering, shuddering, trembling
התלַהֲבוּת
enthusiasm
חָרַד חָרֵד
(literary) to fear, to be startled, to tremble; to fear for (literary) scared, terrified, anxious; ultra-orthodox person
דרוֹר
(flowery) freedom, liberty; sparrow; Dror, Heb. name
קִמּוּר
curvature; curve
צַוָּאר
neck
פְּלוּמָה
down
עֹרֶף
nape; home front; (military) rear
רָעַד
to shiver, to shake, to tremble; to quiver, to shudder
הַאֻמְנָם
is that so? really? is it true that…?
הָפַך
to turn over; to turn into; to become; (colloquial) to turn upside down, to make a thorough search
נִכְסָף
(literary) to long for, to yearn for; longed for, yearned for
קִרְטֵע
to move spasmodically, to falter, to fidget פּיעל
פַּרְוָר פִּרְווּר
suburb suburbanization
עצר
to stop; to halt; to imprison, to detain
רומנית
Romanian
יידיש
Yiddish
עִמֵּם
to dim (a light)
תִרְגֹּלֶת
exercises, repetitive practice, drill
צְרור צרוּר
package; bundle, bunch; burst (of gunfire) bound, wrapped up; buried (emotion, memory)
עָטוּף עִטּוּף
wrapped, covered; wrapping, covering
שׂמִיכָה
blanket
לְוָיָה
funeral; accompaniment, escort
מִזְוָדָה
suitcase
חֻזֵּק
to be strengthened, to be reinforced, to be tightened פּועל
חֶבֶל
rope
דְחִיפוּת
urgency, immediacy
התניע
to start (an engine) הפעיל
עכוּר
murky, cloudy, dirty
דיזֶל
diesel
נשטף
to be washed, to be rinsed, to be washed away
זעה
perspiration, sweat
פּרדס
orchard
קוץ
thorn, splinter
לְצֵד
beside, alongside; together with, parallel to
איקליפּטוס
eucalyptus
גֶּזע
trunk (anthropology) race (grammar) stem
הֶתֵר
permit, permission
ספסל
bench
אֲחורי
rear, in the back, back
נדחק
to force one’s way in
כְּלבלב
puppy
אֲלַכְסון
oblique line, line at an angle
חצה
to halve, to divide, to cross
מָעך
to squash, to mash, to crush
יְצוּר
creature, organism
חֲבָטָה
blow, knock
סָדוּק
split, cracked
נותר
to be left, to remain
עדין
yet, still
פִּרְפֵּר
flutter, twitch, quiver (same root as butterfly)
עֲוִית
spasm
עז
strong
נֶחְבט
to bump into, to be hurt by
בחזקה
strongly, forcefully
נזרק
to be thrown, to be tossed
חשף
to expose, to reveal
זַרְזיף
drizzle
בּוהק
glare, glitter
כֶּרע
(poultry) thigh, (bib) leg of an animal
חִבֵּק
to hug, embrace
חָדַל
to cease, to desist
פָּקוּחַ
open (eyes); watchful (eye)
התרומם
to rise up, to go higher
חמים
warm, pleasant
רמס
to trample, to crush
מִסעף
fork (in the road), intersection; exit (from a highway, main road); branching
הבחין
to notice, to discern, to reveal
הִתְעַכֵּב
to be delayed
הוציא
to take out, to remove
נִגֵּב
to dry, to wipe dry
רִטיבוּת
wetness, dampness
זְגוּגית זְגוּגיוּת
glass panel, glass sheet glassiness
הִסֵס
to hesitate פּיעל
הַחיש
to speed up, to egg on; to summon הפעיל
מתחק
distance, gap
מֻקף הוּקף
surrounded, encircled, enclosed to surround הופעל
מְטוּיָּח
whitewashed
נקרש
to clot, to gel, to congeal
כֶּתֶם
stain, patch of color
חֲלוּדָה
rust
מְיֻזָּע
sweaty
חָסַם
to block, obstruct
נָקוּב
pocked, perforated, punctured
הִתְיַצֵּב
to present oneself, to stand, to face; to stabilize
מְבֻדָּח
happy, joyful, merry
הִצְבִּיעַ
to raise one’s hand; to vote; to point at, indicate הפעיל
מְחֻלָּל
desecrated, defiled, dishonored
טְרֵפָה טְרִיפָה
food ritually unfit for eating; beating, scrambling (eggs)
נָבָל
vile person, miscreant
גָּרוֹן
throat, larynx, neck
הִתְרַכֵּךְ
to become soft, to become tender
לְחִיצָה
pressing, passing
צֶבַע
paint, color
מְסֹרָג סֹרַג
barred to be protected by a grating, to be barred
נִפְתַּח
to be opened
צִלְצֵל
to chime, to ring
פַּעֲמוֹן
bell
צָרוּד
hoarse
כְּנִיסָה
entrance hall, lobby, admission; doorway
אֹרֶךְ
length, duration
צבועיים
hyena
מְפֻסְפָּס פֻסְפַס
striped, (slang) missed (a bus, opportunity); to be missed (a bus, etc.)
שָׁטוּחַ
flat, spread, stretched
אֲחָדִים
a few, several, some
פִּטְפֵּט
to chat, to chatter; to babble
מְהֻסֶּה הֻסָּה
hushed, silenced; to be quieted, to be hushed
הִשְׁגִּיחַ מַשְׁגִּיחַ
to supervise, to watch out for; to protect, to notice supervisor
רָחַב
to broaden, to widen, to spread out
כָּתֵף
shoulder
פִּרְחוֹנִי
flowered
צַעֲקָנִי
loud, noisy
מִכְנָסַיִם
pants
לָעַס
to chew, to masticate
סֻרְגָּה
sweater, jumper, pullover
צֶמֶר
wool
לָחַשׁ
whisper
כָּפוּף
bent, curved, hunched, twisted
הֶחְשִׁיךְ
to become dark; to darken, to black out
זְקֵנָה
old woman
מָצַץ
to suck
מִלְמֵל
to mumble
תַּחֲנוּן
supplicatory prayer, plea; entreaty
מִרְפֶּסֶת
veranda, porch, patio
מוּגָן
protected
הִצְטַנֵּן
to catch a cold; to cool
כִּוֵּץ
to shrink, to contract; to squirt
שָׁתַק
to be silent, to be quiet
כְּאֵב
ache, pain; suffering, anguish
קמוטה
wrinkled
מְגֻיָּד
veiny, sinewy
נִשְׁחַק
to be eroded, to be worn down; to be pulverized
בעבודות דחק
hard labor
נְטִיעָה
planting (trees); sapling
שֵׁרוּת
servcie; help, assistance, favor
גִּעְגּוּעַ
גַּעְגּוּעַ
yearning, longing
cackling (of geese)
שלף
to extract, to pull out; to draw (a weapon)
דֶּבֶר
plague
קֶשֶׁב
קַשָּׁב
attentiveness
(radio) monitor, listener to radio communications
מְלֻכְסָן
diagonal, slanted
יְגֵעוּת
fatique, weariness, collapse
מְחִצָּה
מָחַץ
partition, divider, screen; barrier
to crush
סֵפֶל
mug
פַּח
tin, can, garbage can
הִתְבּוֹנֵן
to observe, to watch, to look at
הֵבִיא
to bring, to transfer, to transport; to result in, to cause to bring about
הִתְעוֹרֵר
to awaken, to wake up; to arise
מָחָה
מָחָה
to protest, to object
to erase, to obliterate, to blot out the memory of
תַּרְדֵּמָה
deep sleep, hibernation
עַצְבוּת
sorrow, grief
וִכּוּחַ
discussion, debate, argument, controversy, dispute
אַקְטוּאַלְיָה
current affairs
דִּיּוּן
discussion, deliberation
לְאֻמָּנוּת
אָמָּנוּת
אֲמָנָה
אֻמָּנוּת
extreme nationalism
art, skill, expertise
agreement, treaty, convention, pact, covenant
craft, trade, skill
הִשְׁתַּתְּפוּת
participation, participating
נַעֲרָה
young girl; young woman
הֵגֵן
to defend, to protect
תָּקַף
תֹּקֶף
תּוֹקֵף
to attack
validity, legality, force
attacker, aggressor
הֲצָקָה
bothering, annoying
בַּסּוֹף
לבסוף
finally, at long last
in the end, finally
פַּקָּח
פָּקַח
inspector
to open (one’s eyes, ears)
צַעַר
sadness, regret, remorse
הִרְכִּין
to bow, to bend
סֶנְטֶר
סַנְטֵר
commercial center, shopping center
chin
חָזֶה
חָזָה
chest, thorax; bosom, breasts; breast-stroke
to look at, to watch; to foresee, to predict, to anticipate
הִתְאַבֵּל
to mourn
ניע
movement
מַשְׁגִּיחַ
הִשְׁגִּיחַ
supervisor
to supervise; to watch out for, to protect; to notice
הַלְוַאי
if only
חֹשֶׁךְ
חָשַׂךְ
darkness; evil, forces of darkness
to withhold
הִתְמַלֵּא
to become full; to be fulfilled
הֵסִיר
סַיָּר
to remove, to do away with
patrolman, inspector
טָמַן
to hide, to conceal; (Jewish law) to cover up food to keep it warm
שַׁרְווּל
sleeve
זְרוֹעַ
זָרוּעַ
arm, upper arm; handle
sown, seeded; covered, carpeted; scattered
גִּנָּה
small garden; (bib) garden, vineyard, plantation
צָמַח
צֶמַח
to grow, to develop; to sprout
plant
קוֹץ
splinter, thorn; (talmud) ornamental embellishment on certain Hebrew letters in holy writing
יַבְּלִית
couch grass
מַגֶּבֶת
towel
חֲגוֹרָה
belt
חָלוּק
חָלוּק
gown, robe
antagonistic, opposition, contrary
פְּרָט
detail, particular; individual; apart from
הוֹצִיא
לְהוֹצִיא
to take out, to remove; to expel, to eject; to spend
except, excluding, apart form
בְּטֶרֶם
prior to, before
הִדְבִּיק
to glue, to attach, to stick; to infect; to catch up; to paste
רָבַץ
to lie down, to crouch; to rest on, to hang over, to weigh on
דֶּשֶׁא
grass; (bib) general term for various plants
צָבַט
to pinch, to tweak; to nip
מְלֻפָּף
wound, wrapped; bound
חָלַף
to pass (time); to move past
מְבֻדָּח
happy, joyful, merry
עָמַד
to stand, to rise, to stand up
הִשְׁתּוֹמֵם
to be amazed, to wonder
עָפָר
עַפְרָ
earth, dirt ; (literary) dust ; (biblical) ashes
fawn, (literary) youth, lad
הוֹבִיל
to lead, to guide
כְּבִישׁ
paved road, roadway
ריק
empty
נְעִירָה
braying
חֲמוֹר
חָמוּר
donkey; (slang) ass, jerk
serious, grave; drastic
עָמוּם
dark, gloomy, dim
הִבְהֵב
to flash, to blink; to glow, to flicker
מְקֻפָּל
folded
מְסֻיָּד
whitewashed
דָּרוּס
trampled, trodden, run over
חִכָּה
to wait
קָטוּעַ
קִטּוּעַ
disrupted, interrupted, amputated
amputation
בָּטוּחַ
בִּטּוּחַ
certain, definite; safe, secure
insurance
הִקְשִׁיב
to listen, to pay attention
