Art & Painting אמנות וציור
10 advanced Hebrew words on art & painting — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. Colors, brushes and museums.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | art | אמנות | 🔗 Rootא-מ-ן — also אומן (a craftsman) and אמונה (faith). |
 | painting | ציור | 🔗 RootFrom לצייר — a painted or drawn work. 🔀 Several meaningsתמונה is any picture, including a photograph. |
 | to paint · to draw | לצייר | Covers both 'to paint' and 'to draw'. 🔗 RootA painter is צייר. |
 | paintbrush | מכחול | 🔗 RootThe מ־ prefix marks an instrument, as in מפתח and מחשב. |
 | canvas | קנבס | 🌎 RegionA loanword. Painters also say בד, 'cloth'. |
 | sculpture | פיסול | 🔀 Several meaningsThe art form. A statue is פסל (pésel) and a sculptor is also פסל (pasál). |
 | artist | אמן | ⚠️ GenderFeminine אמנית. 🔗 RootThe same root א-מ-ן as אמנות. |
 | museum | מוזיאון | Stressed on the last syllable. |
 | exhibition | תערוכה | 🔗 Rootע-ר-ך, the root of לערוך, to arrange. |
 | work | יצירה | 🔗 Rootי-צ-ר, from ליצור, to create. A masterpiece is יצירת מופת. |