Work עבודה

14 advanced Hebrew words on work — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. The office, the boss and the paycheck.

English	Hebrew	Note
work	עבודה	🔗 Rootע-ב-ד — also לעבוד (to work) and עובד (a worker).
office	משרד	🔀 Several meaningsAlso a government ministry: משרד החוץ.
boss	בוס	🌎 RegionThe borrowed English word, informal. מנהל (f. מנהלת) is the neutral one.
employee	עובד	🔀 Several meaningsAlso the present tense of לעבוד: הוא עובד is both 'he works' and 'an employee'.
meeting	פגישה	🔗 RootFrom לפגוש, to meet. 🔀 Several meaningsישיבה is the formal sit-down meeting.
salary	משכורת	🌎 Regionשכר is the formal word for a wage.
computer	מחשב	🔗 RootThe instrument pattern on ח-ש-ב — the root of לחשוב, to think.
email	אימייל	🌎 RegionBorrowed. The formal term is דואר אלקטרוני, abbreviated דוא״ל.
schedule	לוח זמנים	לוח (a board, a calendar) + זמנים (times) — 'board of times'.
interview	ראיון	Not רעיון, 'an idea' — א against ע. A job interview is ראיון עבודה.
résumé	קורות חיים	⚠️ IrregularAlways plural in form — literally 'life events'. Abbreviated קו״ח.
to resign	להתפטר	Hitpa’el — you resign yourself. לפטר is to fire someone else.
to fire	לפטר	Pi’el, the pair of להתפטר. The passive מפוטר means fired.
vacation	חופשה	🔗 RootFrom חופש, freedom — and also the school break.