War מלחמה
8 advanced Hebrew words on war — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. War movies open a whole world — drill down to the army, planes, ships and submarines.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | war | מלחמה | 🔗 Rootל-ח-ם — also להילחם (to fight) and לוחם (a fighter). |
 | armychapter› | צבא | The Israeli army, צה״ל, is an acronym of צבא ההגנה לישראל. |
 | soldierchapter› | חייל | ⚠️ GenderA female soldier is חיילת. |
 | battle | קרב | Known from Krav Maga — קרב מגע, contact combat. |
 | enemy | אויב | ⚠️ GenderFeminine אויבת. 🔗 RootThe same family as איבה, enmity. |
 | weapon | נשק | A collective — weapons in general. One weapon is כלי נשק. |
 | tank | טנק | |
 | fighter jetchapter› | מטוס קרב | 🔗 Rootמטוס (a plane) + קרב (battle) — 'battle plane'. |
 | warshipchapter› | ספינה | 🔀 Several meaningsThe everyday word for a ship; a warship is ספינת מלחמה. |
 | submarinechapter› | צוללת | 🔗 RootLiterally 'the diving one', from צ-ל-ל. |
 | victory | ניצחון | ⚠️ IrregularMasculine, but the plural is ניצחונות. 🔗 RootFrom לנצח, to win. |
 | peace | שלום | 🔀 Several meaningsHello, goodbye and peace — all one word. 🔗 RootThe family of שלם, whole. |
 | surrender | כניעה | 🔗 RootThe action noun of להיכנע, to surrender. |
See also:Action MoviesHistory