מִגְבַּעַת The basic Hebrew word for hat is כובע,  as in: יש באזור חנות כובעים? Is there a hat store in the area?   Some

לְמָחֳרָת The basic Hebrew word מחר  means tomorrow, as in: אטפל בזה כבר מחר – סיימתי להיום. I’ll take care of it tomorrow – I’m

פִּיתָה Pita bread is פיתה,  as in: רציתי פלאפל בפיתה, לא בלאפה! I wanted falafel in a pita, not in a laffa (kind of like

דֶּשֶׁן How do you say fertilizer in Hebrew? The generic term is דשן,  as in: שמתי קצת דשן – עכשיו הצמח יפרח. I put some

יְסוֹד Elementary school is בית ספר יסודי. The basics are היסודות. But the foundational word is יסוד  – element, foundation. For example: חמצן הוא יסוד

נִיחוֹחַ The basic Hebrew word for smell or odor is ריח,  as in: יש פה ריח מוזר. There’s a strange smell here.   While ריח

רָאשִׁי A head is ראש , both literally and figuratively: היא יושבת ראש הוועד. She’s the chairperson (sitting head) of the committee.   Main, as

מַצֶּקֶת The simple verb ליצוק  – one of the words for “to pour” (among other meanings) – appears a lot in Biblical Hebrew, in ceremonial contexts

אֲנִי עַל זֶה Here’s a phrase translated directly from English (as well as several other languages): אני על זה  – I’m on it. For example:

לְהִכָּנֵס בְּעוֹבִי הַקּוֹרָה Suppose you have one beam holding up your makeshift house (suppose you have such a house). Suppose that beam is thick on