Hebrew Vocabulary Basic level

Clothing ביגוד

20 Hebrew words on clothing — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. What to wear — with the verb ללבוש: הוא לובש מעיל (he wears a coat).

Clothing
ImageEnglishHebrewNote
to wearto wearללבוש
The general verb for clothing. Some items take their own: לנעול for shoes, לחבוש for a hat, לגרוב for socks.
dress shirtdress shirtחולצה מכופתרת
🔗 RootLiterally 'buttoned shirt', from כפתור (a button). חולצה alone is any shirt or top.
t-shirtt-shirtחולצת טי
The feminine ־ה becomes ־ת before the next word: חולצהחולצת.
pantspantsמכנסיים
A dual ־יים, like other paired things: נעליים, משקפיים.
jeansjeansג׳ינס
The geresh after ג makes the 'j' sound, which Hebrew has no letter for.
dressdressשמלה
skirtskirtחצאית
🔗 RootCoined from חצי (half).
coatcoatמעיל
A raincoat is מעיל גשם.
jacketjacketז׳קט
ז׳ marks the French 'j' (zh) — a European loan, a cousin of 'jacket'.
sweatersweaterסוודר
shoesshoesנעליים
A dual — one shoe is נעל. Takes its own verb: לנעול.
sneakerssneakersנעלי ספורט
The dual ־יים drops to ־י before the next word: נעלייםנעלי.
bootsbootsמגפיים
A dual — one boot is מגף.
sockssocksגרביים
A dual — one sock is גרב. Takes its own verb: לגרוב.
hathatכובע
Takes its own verb: לחבוש כובע.
capcapכובע מצחייה
🔗 RootLiterally 'visor hat'; מצחייה comes from מצח, a forehead.
scarfscarfצעיף
glovesglovesכפפות
🔗 RootFrom כף, the palm of the hand. ⚠️ GenderSingular כפפה, feminine.
beltbeltחגורה
🔗 Rootח-ג-ר — also לחגור, to buckle on. A seatbelt is חגורת בטיחות.
suitsuitחליפה
🔗 Rootח-ל-ף of להחליף (to change) — originally a change of clothes.