Hebrew Weather Vocabulary

Here are Hebrew words for weather to start with: מעונן (me'unan, cloudy), קר (kar, cold), חם (cham, hot), גשם (geshem, rain). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.

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Weather Basics

A1–A2
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
cloudyמעונןme'unanadjA1
coldקרkaradjA1
hotחםchamadjA1
rainגשםgeshemnounA1
rainyגשוםgashumadjA1
sunnyשטוף שמשshtuf shemeshadjA1
snowשלגshelegnounA2
windyסוערso'eradjA2

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Weather Intermediate

A2–B1
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
fogערפלarafelnounA2
frontחזיתchazitnounA2
stormסערהse'aranounA2
temperatureטמפרטורהtemperaturanounA2
forecastתחזיתtachazitnounB1
freezingקפואkafuadjB1
humidלחlachadjB1
lightningברקbaraknounB1

Weather Advanced

C1
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
anticycloneאנטיציקלוןanti-tsiklonnounC1
atmosphericאטמוספריatmosferiadjC1
cycloneציקלוןtsiklonnounC1
humidityלחותlachutnounC1
inversionהיפוךhipuchnounC1
meteorologicalמטאורולוגיmete'orologiadjC1
monsoonמונסוןmonsunnounC1
precipitationמשקעיםmishka'imnounC1

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Extreme Weather & Natural Events

A2–B2
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
earthquakeרעידת אדמהre'idat adamanounA2
tornadoטורנדוtornadonounB1
avalancheמפולת שלגיםmapolet shlagimnounB2
dust stormסופת אבקsufat avaknounB2
flash floodשיטפון בזקshitafon bazaknounB2
heat waveגל חוםgal chomnounB2
landslideמפולת אדמהmapolet adamanounB2
volcanic eruptionהתפרצות געשיתhitparatsut ge'ashitnounB2

Everyday Weather

A2–B2
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
thunderstormסופת רעמיםsufat re'amimnounA2
condensationהתעבותhit'abutnounB1
dewטלtalnounB1
evaporationהתאדותhit'adutnounB1
frostכפורkfornounB1
smogערפיחarpiachnounB1
hailברדbaradnounB2
sleetגשם מעורב בשלגgeshem me'orav beshelgnounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for weather. 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 weather?

You could start with words like מעונן (me'unan, cloudy), קר (kar, cold), חם (cham, hot), גשם (geshem, rain). This page lists 40 Hebrew words for weather (A1–C1), 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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