Professions מקצועות

21 Hebrew words on professions — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. No verb in the present: אני רופא (I am a doctor).

English	Hebrew	Note
doctor	רופא	🔗 Rootר-פ-א — also רפואה (medicine) and מרפאה (a clinic).
nurse	אח	A male nurse. 🔀 Several meaningsאח and אחות also mean brother and sister — context tells them apart.
nurse	אחות	A female nurse. 🔀 Several meaningsThe same word as sister.
teacher	מורה	⚠️ GenderOne spelling for both — morÉ for a man, morÁ for a woman.
student	תלמיד	🔀 Several meaningsHebrew splits English 'student': תלמיד is a schoolchild, סטודנט is at university.
engineer	מהנדס	🔗 RootFrom הנדסה — engineering, and also geometry. ⚠️ GenderFeminine מהנדסת.
lawyer	עורך דין	Literally 'arranger of law'; abbreviated עו״ד. Plural עורכי דין; feminine עורכת דין.
police officer	שוטר	🔗 RootThe same root as משטרה, the police. ⚠️ GenderFeminine שוטרת.
firefighter	כבאי	🔗 RootFrom לכבות, to extinguish. The ־אי ending marks a trade: חשמלאי, עיתונאי, חקלאי.
cook	טבח	🔗 RootThe same root as מטבח, a kitchen. A chef is usually שף.
waiter	מלצר	A word from the Book of Daniel, revived for modern use. ⚠️ GenderFeminine מלצרית.
seller	מוכר	🔗 RootThe present participle of למכור, to sell. 👓 Same spellingThe same letters read mukár mean 'familiar, known'.
driver	נהג	🔗 RootFrom לנהוג — to drive, and also 'to be accustomed'; the same root as מנהג, a custom.
farmer	חקלאי	🔗 RootFrom חקלאות, agriculture — חקל is Aramaic for a field.
carpenter	נגר	🔗 RootThe workshop is נגרייה — the ־ייה ending marks a workplace, as in מאפייה.
electrician	חשמלאי	🔗 RootFrom חשמל, electricity — a word from Ezekiel's vision put to modern use.
journalist	עיתונאי	🔗 RootFrom עיתון (a newspaper), built on עת, time — like 'journal' from French jour.
writer	סופר	🔗 Rootס-פ-ר — also ספר (a book) and ספרות (literature). 🔀 Several meaningsColloquially סופר is also a supermarket.
singer	זמר	⚠️ GenderFeminine זמרת. 👓 Same spellingThe same letters as זֶמֶר, a tune — only the vowels differ.
actor	שחקן	🔗 RootFrom לשחק, to play and to act. 🔀 Several meaningsשחקן is both an actor and a player: שחקן כדורגל.
retiree	פנסיונר	🌎 RegionA European loan; the native term is גמלאי, from גמלה, a pension.