Hebrew Articles
Learning the Hebrew Articles 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 Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Hebrew.
Hebrew articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Hebrew Articles |
| articles | meylot eyẖes oẖeyvor - מילות יחס וחיבור |
| the | h - ה |
| a | h - ה |
| one | aẖeḏ - אחד |
| some | khemeh - כמה |
| few | me'eṭeym - מעטים |
| |
| the book | hesefer - הספר |
| the books | hesefereym - הספרים |
| a book | sefer - ספר |
| one book | sefer aẖeḏ - ספר אחד |
| some books | khemeh sefereym - כמה ספרים |
| few books | khemeh sefereym - כמה ספרים |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Hebrew has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Hebrew.
List of Articles in Hebrew
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Hebrew. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hebrew vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Hebrew Vocabulary |
| Food | mezon - מזון |
| almonds | shekeḏeym - שקדים |
| bread | leẖem - לחם |
| breakfast | aroẖet voker - ארוחת בוקר |
| butter | ẖemeah - חמאה |
| candy | memetekeym - ממתקים |
| cheese | gueveyneh - גבינה |
| chicken | 'of - עוף |
| cumin | khemon - כמון |
| dessert | keynoẖ - קינוח |
| dinner | aroẖet 'erev - ארוחת ערב |
| fish | ḏegue - דג |
| fruit | ferey - פרי |
| ice cream | gueleyḏeh - גלידה |
| lamb | ṭeleh - טלה |
| lemon | leymon - לימון |
| lunch | aroẖet tsehereyeym - ארוחת צהריים |
| meal | aroẖeh - ארוחה |
| meat | vesher - בשר |
| oven | tenor - תנור |
| pepper | felefel - פלפל |
| plants | tsemeẖeym - צמחים |
| pork | ẖezeyr - חזיר |
| salad | seleṭ - סלט |
| salt | meleẖ - מלח |
| sandwich | khereykh - כריך |
| sausage | nekeneyk - נקניק |
| soup | merek - מרק |
| sugar | sokher - סוכר |
| supper | aroẖet 'erev - ארוחת ערב |
| turkey | hoḏo - הודו |
| apple | tefoẖ - תפוח |
| banana | veneneh - בננה |
| oranges | tefozeym - תפוזים |
| peaches | aferesekeym - אפרסקים |
| peanut | voṭeneym - בוטנים |
| pears | agueseym - אגסים |
| pineapple | anenes - אננס |
| grapes | 'eneveym - ענבים |
| strawberries | toteym - תותים |
| vegetables | eyrekot - ירקות |
| carrot | guezer - גזר |
| corn | teyres - תירס |
| cucumber | melefefon - מלפפון |
| garlic | shom - שום |
| lettuce | ẖeseh - חסה |
| olives | zeyteym - זיתים |
| onions | vetsel - בצל |
| peppers | felefeleym - פלפלים |
| potatoes | tefoẖey aḏemeh - תפוחי אדמה |
| pumpkin | ḏele'et - דלעת |
| beans | she'o'eyt - שעועית |
| tomatoes | 'egueveneyot - עגבניות |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Hebrew, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Hebrew Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Hebrew lessons here: Learn Hebrew. Don't forget to bookmark this page.