Hair and Appearance שיער ומראה

20 Hebrew words on hair and appearance — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. Describing hair — with יש ל־: יש לה שיער ארוך (she has long hair).

English	Hebrew	Note
hair	שיער	A collective, like English 'hair' — a single strand is שערה.
long hair	שיער ארוך	⚠️ GenderThe adjective follows the noun and agrees: שיער ארוך, masculine singular.
short hair	שיער קצר	🔀 Several meaningsAs a noun קצר is a short circuit; here it is the adjective, katsár.
straight hair	שיער חלק	👓 Same spellingUnvowelled, חלק can also read chélek, 'a part'; here it is chalák, smooth.
wavy hair	שיער גלי	🔗 RootFrom גל, a wave — the same picture as 'wavy'.
curly hair	שיער מתולתל	🔗 RootFrom תלתל, a curl; curls are תלתלים.
blond	בלונדיני	⚠️ GenderFeminine בלונדינית. 🔗 RootA European loan from 'blond'.
dark-haired	שחור שיער	Literally 'black of hair'; כהה on its own just means dark.
brown-haired	חום	👓 Same spellingThe same spelling as חום, heat or fever — chum brown, chom heat.
red-haired	ג׳ינג׳י	🌎 RegionColloquial, from English 'ginger'. Feminine ג׳ינג׳ית.
gray-haired	שיער שיבה	שיבה is an elevated word for the grey of old age.
bald	קירח	The yod distinguishes it from קרח, ice.
haircut	תספורת	🔗 Rootס-פ-ר — also ספר (a barber), מספרה (a salon), להסתפר (to get a haircut).
hair salon	מספרה	🔗 RootThe place prefix מ־, as in מסעדה (restaurant) and מאפייה (bakery).
hairdresser	ספר	👓 Same spellingThe same letters as ספר, a book — sapár a barber, séfer a book. A salon stylist is מעצב שיער, 'a hair designer'.
bangs	פוני	🎭 False friendBorrowed from 'pony', but in Hebrew it means the fringe.
ponytail	קוקו	A colloquial word, and the everyday one for a ponytail.
braids	צמות	⚠️ GenderSingular צמה, feminine.
beard	זקן	👓 Same spellingThe same letters as זקן, an old man — zakán a beard, zakén elderly.
mustache	שפם