Animals בעלי חיים
21 Hebrew words on animals — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. From the farm to the jungle.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | dog | כלב | |
 | cat | חתול | |
 | bird | ציפור | ⚠️ GenderFeminine even without a ה ending: ציפור קטנה. Plural ציפורים. |
 | fish | דג | 🔗 Rootד-ו-ג — also דיג (fishing) and דייג (a fisherman). |
 | horse | סוס | A seahorse is סוס ים — the same image as in English. |
 | cow | פרה | ⚠️ GenderThe male is פר, a bull. Plural פרות. |
 | bull | שור | The ox, and the zodiac sign מזל שור, Taurus. פר is the breeding bull. |
 | pig | חזיר | בשר חזיר is pork, and not kosher. 🔀 Several meaningsColloquially a חזיר is a greedy or piggish person. |
 | sheep | כבשה | ⚠️ GenderThe male כבש also means lamb as meat: בשר כבש. Plural כבשים. |
 | goat | עז | ⚠️ GenderFeminine. Plural עיזים. 👓 Same spellingThe same letters as the adjective עז, 'fierce, intense'. |
 | hen | תרנגולת | ⚠️ GenderThe rooster is תרנגול. Chicken as food is עוף. |
 | rabbit | ארנב | ⚠️ GenderFemale ארנבת. Plural ארנבים. |
 | mouse | עכבר | Also the computer mouse, just as in English. Plural עכברים. |
 | lion | אריה | ⚠️ GenderMasculine despite the ה ending: אריה גדול. A lioness is לביאה. |
 | tiger | טיגריס | |
 | elephant | פיל | |
 | monkey | קוף | Also the name of the letter ק (qof). Plural קופים. |
 | bear | דוב | A teddy bear is דובי — also an affectionate nickname. |
 | turtle | צב | One word for turtle and tortoise. Plural צבים. איטי כמו צב — slow as a tortoise. |
 | snake | נחש | 👓 Same spellingThe same letters as נחש, 'guess!', from לנחש. |
 | butterfly | פרפר | 🔗 RootA reduplicated root. Also the butterfly stroke in swimming. |