Hebrew Adjectives

Hebrew Adjectives

This page contains a table including the following: Hebrew Adjectives including colors, size, shapes, tastes, quantities... to help you with your Hebrew vocabulary and expressions. Try to memorize the way they're used because they're very important in communication, and might be very helpful to convey your most important expressions. Make sure to check our Learn Hebrew page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.

The following two tables contain important adjectives about colors, size, shapes, tastes, quantities in Hebrew as well as in English.

English Hebrew Adjectives Hebrew Script
 
Colors
BlackshaaKhorשחור
BluekaaKholכחול
BrownKhoomחום
Grayaaforאפור
Greenyaarokירוק
Orangekaatomכתום
Purplesegolסגול
Redaadomאדום
Whitelavaanלבן
Yellowtsaahovצהוב
Sizes
Biggaadolגדול
Deep'amokעמוק
LongaaroKhארוך
Narrowtsarצר
Short (in height)namooKhנמוך
Short (in length)kaatsaarקצר
Small, littlekaataanקטן
Tallgaavohaגבוה
Thick'aaveyעבה
Thindaakדק
WideraaKhaavרחב
Shapes
Round'aagol / mey'oogaalעגול / מעוגל
Straightyaashaarישר
Squaremeyroobaa'מרובע
Triangularmeshoolaashמשולש

The following table contains important Hebrew adjectives about directions that you might use when lost.

English Hebrew Ivrit Adjectives
 
Tastes
Bittermaarמר
Freshtaareeטרי
Saltymaaloo-aaKhמלוח
SourKhaamootsחמוץ
SpicyKhaareefחריף
Sweetmaatokמתוק
Qualities
Badraa'רע
Cleannakeeנקי
Darkkehey / KhaashooKhכהה / חשוך
Difficultkaasheyקשה
DirtymelooKhlaaKhמלוכלך
Dryyaveshיבש
Easykaalקל
Emptyreykריק
Expensiveyakaarיקר
Fastmaheerמהיר
Foreignzaarזר
Fullmaleyמלא
Goodtovטוב
Hard (firm)kaashey / noksheyקשה / נוקשה
Heavykaavedכבד
Inexpensivezolזול
Light (illumination)orאור
Light (weight)kaalקל
Localmekomeeמקומי
NewKhaadaashחדש
Noisyro'eshרועש
Old (about things)yaashaanישן
Old (about people)zaakenזקן
PowerfulKhaazaak / adeer / maley 'ootsmaaחזק / אדיר / מלא עוצמה
Quietshaaketשקט
Right / CorrectnaaKhonנכון
Slowle-aat / eeteeלאט / איטי
SoftraaKhרך
Veryme-odמאד
WeakKhaalaashחלש
Wetraatoovרטוב
Wrong / Incorrectlo naaKhon / taa'ootלא נכון / טעות
Youngtsaa'eerצעיר
Quantitiesמעט / קצת
Few / Littleme'aat / kestaat
Many / Muchraabeem / harbeyרבים / הרבה
PartKheylekחלק
Some / A fewmispaar / kaamaaמספר / כמה
Wholeshaalemשלם


I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some Hebrew Adjectives, including colors, size, shapes, tastes, quantities... Try to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation. Make sure to check our Learn Hebrew page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.