Hebrew Nature Vocabulary

Here are Hebrew words for nature to start with: ענן (anan, cloud), דשא (deshe, grass), עלה (ale, leaf), שושן (shoshan, lily). Below are 40 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.

A clear mountain lake surrounded by pine forest
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Nature Intermediate

A1
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
cloudענןanannounA1
grassדשאdeshenounA1
leafעלהalenounA1
lilyשושןshoshannounA1
mountainהרharnounA1
riverנהרnaharnounA1
seaיםyamnounA1
seatמושבmoshavnounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Nature Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
iceקֶרַחkerachnounA1
poolשלוליתshlulitnounA1
desertמדברmidbarnounA2
atmosphereאטמוספירהatmosferanounB1
climateאקליםaklimnounB1
floatלצוףlitsofverbB1
geologyגיאולוגיהgeologianounB1
tropicalטרופיtropiadjB1

Geology & Earth

A2–B2
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
faultהעתקhataknounA2
crystalגבישgavishnounB1
trenchתעלהte'alanounB1
graniteגרניטgranitnounB2
lavaלבהlavanounB2
quartzקורץkvartsnounB2
stalactiteנטיףnatifnounB2
stalagmiteזקיףzakifnounB2

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Trees & Plants

A2–B1
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
bushשיחsiachnounA2
cactusקקטוסkaktusnounA2
oakאלוןalonnounA2
bambooבמבוקbambuknounB1
birchליבנהlivnenounB1
fernשרךsharachnounB1
mapleאדרedernounB1
willowערבהaravanounB1

Flowers

A1–B1
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
roseורדverednounA1
sunflowerחמניתchamanitnounA2
cloverתלתןtiltannounB1
daisyחנניתchinanitnounB1
jasmineיסמיןyasminnounB1
marigoldציפורני חתולtsiporney chatulnounB1
poppyפרגparagnounB1
violetסיגליתsigalitnounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for nature. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Hebrew words should I learn for nature?

You could start with words like ענן (anan, cloud), דשא (deshe, grass), עלה (ale, leaf), שושן (shoshan, lily). This page lists 40 Hebrew words for nature (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Hebrew words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Hebrew words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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