Science מדע
12 advanced Hebrew words on science — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. From the lab bench to the edge of the universe.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | science | מדע | 🔗 Rootי-ד-ע, to know — also ידע (knowledge) and מדען (a scientist). |
 | experiment | ניסוי | 🔗 Rootנ-ס-ה — also לנסות (to try) and ניסיון (an attempt, and experience). |
 | theory | תיאוריה | Also spelled תאוריה. |
 | laboratory | מעבדה | 🔗 RootThe place pattern, like מסעדה and מספרה. |
 | energy | אנרגיה | 🌎 RegionColloquially often plural: אין לי אנרגיות. |
 | strength | כוח | ⚠️ IrregularMasculine, yet the plural is כוחות. 🔀 Several meaningsStrength, physical force, and a military force. |
 | gravity | כבידה | 🔗 RootFrom כ-ב-ד, heavy — as in גשם כבד. |
 | cell | תא | 🔀 Several meaningsAlso any compartment: תא מטען, a boot. |
 | atom | אטום | 👓 Same spellingSpelled exactly like the adjective אטום, 'sealed, opaque'. |
 | chemistry | כימיה | 🔀 Several meaningsAlso the chemistry between people, just as in English. |
 | physics | פיזיקה | Also spelled פיסיקה. 🔗 RootA physicist is פיזיקאי. |
 | discovery | גילוי | 🔗 RootThe action noun of לגלות, to discover and to reveal. |
See also:SpacePsychology