History היסטוריה
13 advanced Hebrew words on history — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. Empires, revolutions and everything that already happened.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | history | היסטוריה | |
 | past | עבר | 🔗 RootFrom לעבור, to pass. 🔀 Several meaningsAlso the grammatical past tense. |
 | king | מלך | 🔗 RootFamily: מלכה (a queen), ממלכה (a kingdom). Plural מלכים. |
 | queen | מלכה | |
 | empire | אימפריה | |
 | war | מלחמה | 🔗 Rootל-ח-ם — also להילחם and לוחם. |
 | revolution | מהפכה | 🔗 Rootה-פ-כ, to overturn — also להפוך and הפוך (upside down, and the coffee). |
 | battle | קרב | Known from Krav Maga, קרב מגע. |
 | century | מאה | 🔀 Several meaningsBoth 'a hundred' and 'a century': המאה ה-20. |
 | ancient | עתיק | העיר העתיקה is the Old City of Jerusalem. 🔗 RootThe noun עתיקות means antiquities. |
 | era | תקופה | 🔀 Several meaningsThe everyday word for any period, not only a historical era. |
 | conquest | כיבוש | 🔗 RootFrom לכבוש, to conquer. In Israeli news הכיבוש is the occupation. |
 | independence | עצמאות | 🔗 RootFrom עצמי, self. יום העצמאות is Independence Day. |
See also:WarReligion