| oak {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) | :: אלון {m} /alon/ |
| oak {n} (wood) | :: אלון {m} /alon/ |
| oak tree {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) SEE: oak | :: |
| oar {n} (implement used to row a boat) | :: משוט {m} /mashot/ |
| oar {v} (row) SEE: row | :: |
| oasis {n} (well surrounded by fertile region) | :: נווה {m} /navé/, אואזיס {m} /oázis/ |
| oat {n} (a widely cultivated cereal grass) | :: שבלת שועל {f} /shibbólet shu'ál/ |
| oath {n} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| oath {n} (solemn pledge) | :: שבועה \ שבועה {f} /shvuá/ |
| oatmeal {n} (breakfast cereal, see also: porridge) | :: גריסין |
| Ob {prop} (river in Russia) | :: אוב |
| Obadiah {prop} (book of the Old Testament) | :: עבדיה |
| Obama {prop} (surname) | :: אובמה /obama/ |
| Obed {prop} (son of Ruth and Boaz) | :: אובד or עובד |
| Obed {prop} (male given name) | :: אובד or עובד |
| obedience {n} (quality of being obedient) | :: ציתנות {f} /tzaytanut/ |
| obesity {n} (act or state of being obese) | :: שומן {m} /shomen/, השמנת יתר חולנית {?} |
| obfuscate {v} | :: לטשטש /l'tashtesh/ |
| obituary {n} (brief notice of a person's death, as published in a newspaper) | :: מודעת אבל {f} /moda'át evel/ |
| object {n} (thing) | :: אוביקט {m}, חפץ {m} |
| object {n} (in grammar) | :: מושא {m} |
| object {n} (in object-oriented programming) | :: אוביקט {m} |
| objection {n} (official protest raised in a court of law) | :: התנגדות /hitnagdút/ |
| oblast {n} (region or province) | :: אובלסט /oblast/ |
| obligation {n} | :: מחויבות (mekhoyavot) {f} |
| oblivion {n} (state of forgetfulness or distraction) | :: שכחה {f} /shikhkhá/ |
| oboe {n} (wind instrument) | :: אבוב /oboe/ |
| oboe d'amore {n} (instrument of the oboe family) | :: אבוב ד׳אמורה {m} /abúv d'amóre/, אבוב אהבה {m} /abúv ahavá/ |
| oboist {n} (performer on the oboe) | :: אבובן {m} /'abuván/ |
| obscenity {n} (something that is obscene) | :: פריצות /p"ritzût/ |
| observant {adj} (Alert and paying close attention) | :: חד עין {m} /ẖad-'ayín/ |
| observation wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel | :: |
| observatory {n} (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) | :: מצפה {m} /mitzpé/ |
| observatory {n} (lookout) SEE: lookout | :: |
| obsession {n} (compulsive or irrational preoccupation) | :: אובססיה {f} /obsésya/ |
| obsession {n} | :: אבססיה (obsesíya) {f} |
| obsessive-compulsive disorder {n} (form of anxiety) | :: הפרעה טורדנית-כפייתית {f} /hafra'a tordanit-k'fiyatit/ |
| obstacle {n} (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) | :: מכשול {m} |
| obstinate {adj} (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) | :: עקשן |
| obtain {v} (to get hold of, acquire) | :: השיג /hisíg/ |
| obtuse angle {n} (angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees) | :: זוית קהה {f} /zavít qehá/ |
| obvious {adj} (easily discovered or understood; self-explanatory) | :: מובן מאליו {m} /muván meeláv/ |
| Occam's razor {prop} (both principles) | :: תערו של אוקאם {m} /ta’aru shel Okkam/ |
| occasion {n} (occurrence or incident) SEE: occurrence | :: |
| Occitan {prop} (the Romance language) | :: אוקסיטן /oksitan/ |
| occult {n} (supernatural affairs) | :: אוקולטיזם |
| occultation {n} (astronomical event) | :: הסתרה |
| occupation {n} (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) | :: תעסוקה {f} /ta'asuka/ |
| occupation {n} (act, process or state of possessing a place) | :: כיבוש {?} |
| occupation {n} (control of a country or region by a hostile army) | :: כיבוש \ כבוש {m} /kibúsh/ |
| occupational hazard {n} (an unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of one's employment) | :: סיכון מקצועי {m} |
| occupy {v} (to occupy) SEE: consume | :: |
| occurrence {n} (actual instance where a situation arises) | :: מקרה /miqre/ |
| OCD {n} (obsessive-compulsive disorder) SEE: obsessive-compulsive disorder | :: |
| ocean {n} (one of the large bodies of water) | :: אוקיינוס \ אוקינוס {m} /oqyanós/, ים {m} /yam/ |
| Oceania {prop} (geographical region) | :: אוקיאניה {f} /okiánia/ |
| octagon {n} (polygon with eight sides and eight angles) | :: מתומן, מתמן {m} /metumán/ |
| octet {n} (group of eight) | :: שמיניה {f} |
| octet {n} (group of eight musicians performing together) | :: שמיניה |
| octet {n} (byte of eight bits) SEE: byte | :: |
| October {prop} (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: אוקטובר \ אוקטובר {m} /október/ |
| octopus {n} (mollusc) | :: תמנון /tmanún/ |
| octothorpe {n} (octothorpe) SEE: hash | :: |
| ocular {adj} (of or relating to the eye) | :: עיני {m} |
| oculus {n} (circular window or opening) | :: אוקולוס {m} /okulus/ |
| odd {adj} (strange) | :: משונה {m} /meshuné/, משונה {f} /meshuná/ |
| odd {adj} (indivisible by two) | :: אי זוגי /‘i zugí/ |
| Odesa {prop} (Odessa) SEE: Odessa | :: |
| Odessa {prop} (Ukrainian city) | :: אודסה |
| Odisha {prop} (state in India) | :: אוריסה |
| odor {n} (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume) | :: ריח {m} /réakh/ |
| Odyssey {prop} (epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus) | :: אודיסיאה |
| oesophagus {n} (the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach) | :: ושט {m} |
| of {prep} ((time) before, to) | :: ל־ /l'-/ |
| of {prep} (connecting numeral or quantifier with quantified) | :: מ־ /mi-/ (cannot be used for 'a height of...') |
| of {prep} (possessive genitive: belonging to) | :: של /shel/ |
| of {prep} (objective genitive: connecting noun with object) | :: של /shel/ |
| of {prep} (indicative of age) | :: בן /ben/ |
| of course {adv} (naturally) | :: כמובן /kamuván/ |
| offal {n} (carrion) SEE: carrion | :: |
| offence {n} (offense) SEE: offense | :: |
| offend {v} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| offense {n} (act of offending against the law) | :: עברה {f} /'averá/ |
| offense {n} (state of being offended) | :: עלבון {m} /elbón/ |
| offense {n} (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) | :: התקפה {f} /hatqafá/ |
| offense {n} (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) | :: התקפה {f} /hatqafá/ |
| offering {n} (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) | :: מנחה {f} /minḥá/ |
| office {n} (room(s) or building used for non-manual work) | :: משרד {m} /misrád/ |
| office {n} (major governmental division) | :: משרד {m} /misrád/ |
| officer {n} (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) | :: פקיד {m} /pakíd/ |
| officer {n} (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") | :: קצין {m} /katsín/ |
| officer {n} | :: קצין {m} /katzin/ |
| offset {n} (difference in memory addresses) | :: היסט /hesset/ |
| offset {n} (offset printing) SEE: offset printing | :: |
| offset printing {n} (offset printing) | :: אופסט /offset/, הדפסת פסט |
| offshore {adj} (located in the sea away from the coast) | :: ימי {m} /yami/ |
| often {adv} (frequently, many times) | :: לעתים קרובות /l'itím k'rovót/ |
| oftenly {adv} (often) SEE: often | :: |
| Oghuz {prop} (Oghuz people) | :: אוע'וז |
| ohana {n} (extended Hawaiian family unit) | :: אוחנה {f} /ʾōḥanah/ |
| oh dear {interj} (expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval) | :: אבוי |
| ohel {n} (structure over the grave) | :: אוהל |
| Ohio {prop} (U.S. state) | :: אוהיו |
| ohm {n} (the derived unit of electrical resistance) | :: אוהם {m} /ohm/, אום {m} /om/ |
| oh my God {interj} (excitement or shock) | :: אוי אלוהים /oy elohím/, אלהים אדירים /elohím adirím/ |
| oil {n} (liquid fat) | :: שמן {m} /shémen/ |
| oil {n} (petroleum-based liquid) | :: שמן {m} /shémen/, נפט {m} /neft/ |
| oil {v} (lubricate with oil) | :: שימן /shimén/ |
| oil {v} (to grease with oil for cooking) | :: שימן /shimén/ |
| oiler {n} (ship) SEE: oil tanker | :: |
| oil lamp {n} (a simple vessel used to produce light) | :: עששית /ashashit/ |
| oil rig {n} (oil-drilling platform) | :: אסדת קדוח {f} /asdát qiddúaẖ/, אסדת נפט {f} /asdát neft/ |
| oil tanker {n} (Ship) | :: מכלית נפט /mekhalit neft/ |
| ointment {n} (viscous preparation, usually containing medication) | :: משחה /mishkha/ |
| OK {n} (endorsement; approval) | :: אוקי /okéy/, טוב /tov/, בסדר /beséder/ |
| OK {adj} (all right, permitted) | :: או. קיי., בסדר /beseder/ |
| OK {adj} (satisfactory) | :: בסדר /beséder/, סביר /savír/ |
| OK {interj} (acknowledgement or acceptance) | :: בסדר /beséder/, טוב /tov/ |
| Okazaki fragment {n} (one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication) | :: מקטע אוקזקי {m} /miktá Okazáki/ |
| okra {n} (edible capsules of A. esculentus) | :: במיה {f} /bamia/ |
| okra {n} (A. esculentus) | :: במיה {f} /bamia/ |
| old {adj} (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) | :: ישן /yashán/ |
| old {adj} (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) | :: זקן /zakén/, קשיש {m} /kashísh/ |
| old {adj} (former) | :: קודם {m} /kodem/ |
| old {adj} (having existed or lived for the specified time) | :: בן {m} /ben/, בת {f} /bat/ |
| old age {n} (latter part of life) | :: זקנה {f} /zikná/, זקונים {m-p} /z'kuním/ |
| old boy {n} (a familiar term of address for a man) | :: קשישא {m} |
| old chap {n} (Affectionate term of address for a man) | :: קשישא {m} |
| Old Church Slavonic {prop} (the first literary and liturgical Slavic language) | :: סלאבית כנסייתית עתיקה {f} /slavít k’nesiyatit ‘atika/ |
| Old English {prop} (ancestor language of modern English) | :: אנגלית עתיקה |
| Old English Sheepdog {n} (a breed of herding dog) | :: כלב צאן אנגלי עתיק {m} |
| old fart {n} (pejorative: elderly person) | :: תרח זקן {?}, נאד זקן {?}, פוץ זקן {?} |
| old-fashioned {adj} (outdated or no longer in vogue) | :: מיושן |
| old-fashioned {adj} (preferring the customs of earlier times) | :: מיושן |
| old maid {n} (periwinkle) SEE: periwinkle | :: |
| Old Norse {prop} (language of Scandinavia before 1400 CE) | :: נורדית עתיקה {f} /nordit atika/ |
| old salt {n} (seadog) SEE: seadog | :: |
| old town {n} (older historical part of a town or city) | :: העיר העתיקה {f} /ha'ír ha'atiqá/ |
| old wives' tale {n} (rumour, myth or superstition) | :: ספורי סבתא {m-p} /sippuréy savtá/ |
| oleander {n} (A poisonous shrub) | :: הרדוף {m} /hardúf/ |
| oleaster {n} (plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia) | :: עץ שמן /ʿēr šä́män/ |
| oligarch {n} (a member of an oligarchy) | :: אוליגרך {m} /oligarkh/ |
| oligarch {n} (very rich person) | :: אוליגרך {m} /oligarkh/ |
| oligarchy {n} (Government by only a few) | :: אוליגרכיה {f} /oligárkhya/ |
| oligarchy {n} (Those who make up an oligarchic government) | :: אוליגרכיה {f} |
| olinguito {n} (mammal) | :: אולינגיטו {m} |
| olive {n} (fruit) | :: זית {m} /záyit/ |
| olive oil {n} (oil pressed from olives) | :: שמן זית {m} /shémen-záyit/ |
| Oliver {prop} (male given name) | :: אוליבר {m} /ʾawlīvar/ |
| Oltenia {prop} (Oltenia) | :: אולטניה |
| Olympic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Olympic Games) | :: אולימפי {m} /olimpí/ |
| Olympic Games {prop} (international multi-sport event inspired by the ancient festival, see also: Olympics) | :: המשחקים האולימפיים {m-p} /hamis'khakím ha'olimpiyim/ |
| Olympic Winter Games {prop} (Olympic Winter Games) | :: משחקי החורף האולימפיים |
| Olympus {prop} (mountain) | :: אולימפוס {m} |
| Oman {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: עומן /Oman/, עומאן /Oman/ |
| omega {n} (letter of the Greek alphabet) | :: אומגה {f} /oméga/ |
| omelette {n} (dish made with beaten eggs) | :: חביתה {f} /khavitá/ |
| omentum {n} (fold of the peritoneum) | :: פדר /peder/ |
| omertà {n} (code of silence amongst members of the Mafia or other criminal organization) | :: אומרטה {f} /omertáh/ |
| omnipotent {adj} (having unlimited power, force or authority) | :: כל יכול |
| Omsk {prop} (large city in Russia) | :: אומסק |
| on {prep} (positioned at the upper surface of) | :: על /al/, על פני |
| on {prep} (covering) | :: מכסה |
| on {prep} (at the date of) | :: בתאריך |
| on {prep} (dealing with the subject of) | :: בנושא |
| on {prep} (touching; hanging from) | :: נוגע, תלוי על |
| on {prep} | :: תלוי ב, ב- |
| onager {n} (Asiatic wild ass or hemione) | :: פרא {m} /pére/ |
| onanism {n} (masturbation) | :: אוננות {f} /onenút/ |
| on behalf of {prep} (speaking or acting for) | :: מטעם /mitaam/ |
| once and for all {adv} (Finally, permanently, conclusively) | :: פעם אחת ולתמיד |
| once bitten, twice shy {proverb} (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past) | :: מי שנכוה ברותחין נזהר בצוננין /mi shenichvá berotḥín nizhár betzonenín/ |
| once-in-a-lifetime {adj} (Likely to happen only once in one's lifetime) | :: של פעם בחיים /shél pá'am b'khayím/ |
| once upon a time {adv} (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales) | :: היה היה {m} /hayó hayá/ |
| oncology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: אונקולוגיה {f} /onkologya/ |
| one {adj} (being a preeminent example) | :: ואחד /waḥed/ |
| one {num} (ordinal number) SEE: first | :: |
| one {num} (cardinal number 1) | :: אחת {f} /ákhat/ , אחד {m} /ékhad/ |
| one after another {adv} (in single file) | :: בזה אחר זה /bazé akhár zé/ |
| one fell swoop {n} (one stroke; one action or event with many results) | :: אבחת חרב {f} /ivẖát ẖérev/ |
| one hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) SEE: hundred | :: |
| one million {num} (cardinal number 1000000) SEE: million | :: |
| one moment, please {phrase} (one moment please) | :: רק רגע, בבקשה /rak rega, bevakasha/ |
| one-night stand {n} (sexual encounter) | :: סטוץ {m} /stutz/ |
| one thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) SEE: thousand | :: |
| one-two-three {adv} (quickly) | :: אחת שתים /akhát sh'táyim/, אחד שתים /ekhád sh'táyim/, צ׳יק צ׳ק /chik chak/ |
| on foot {prep} (walking, jogging, running) | :: ברגל /barégel/, רגלי /raglí/ |
| onion {n} (Allium cepa) | :: בצל {m} /batsál/ |
| onion {n} (bulb) | :: בצל {m} /batsál/ |
| only {adj} (alone in a category) | :: יחיד /yakhíd/ |
| only {adv} (without others or anything further; exclusively) | :: רק /rak/ |
| only {adv} (no more than) | :: רק /rak/ |
| only {adv} | :: רק /rak/ |
| only {n} (only child) SEE: only child | :: |
| only child {n} (person who has no siblings) | :: בן יחיד {m} |
| on purpose {prep} (purposely, with intention) | :: דוקא /dávka/ |
| Ontario {prop} (Province in eastern Canada) | :: אונטריו |
| on the contrary {prep} (opposite) | :: איפכא מסתברא, אדרבה /ad'rabá/, נהפוך הוא /nahafókh' hu/, להפך /l'hefékh'/ |
| on the other hand {prep} (from another point of view) | :: מאידך גיסא /meiydákh gisá/, מצד שני /mitsád shení/ |
| on the way {prep} (coming) | :: בדרך |
| onto {prep} (upon; on top of) | :: על /al/ |
| ontology {n} (study of being) | :: אונטולוגיה {f} /ontológia/ |
| onycha {n} (the operculum of certain gastropods used formerly as a drug) | :: שחלת {f} /šəḥēleṯ/, צפרן {f} /ṣip̄ōren/ |
| on your mark, get set, go {phrase} (three-command start of racing) | :: למקומות, היכון, צא! /la-mekomot, hikkon, tse!/ |
| onyx {n} (a banded variety of chalcedony) | :: שוהם {m} |
| oofless {adj} (poor) SEE: poor | :: |
| oops {interj} (acknowledging a minor mistake) | :: אופס /ups/ |
| oops {v} (to blunder) SEE: blunder | :: |
| opal {n} (a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity) | :: לשם {m} /léshem/ |
| open {adj} (not closed) | :: פתוח /patúakh/ |
| open {adj} (prepared to conduct business) | :: פתוח /patúakh/ |
| open {adj} (receptive) | :: פתוח /patúakh/ |
| open {adj} (public) | :: פתוח /patúakh/ |
| open {adj} (math: having a free variable) | :: פתוח /patúakh/ |
| open {adj} (math: which is part of a predefined collection of subsets) | :: פתוח /patúakh/ |
| open {v} (to make something accessible) | :: פתח /patákh/ |
| open {v} | :: פתח /patákh/, העלה /he'elá/, פצח /patsákh/, נפתח /niftákh/ |
| open house {n} ( time when a house for sale is open for inspection) | :: יום פתוח {n} |
| opening hours {n} (the regular times of day when a shop is open) | :: שעות פתיחה {f-p} |
| open-mindedness {n} (characteristic) | :: פתיחות מחשבתית {f} |
| openness {n} (accommodating attitude or opinion) | :: פתיחות /ptiḥut/ |
| open sea {n} (part of the sea) | :: הים הפתוח {m} /hayam hapatuakh/ |
| open set {n} (the set of all interior points) | :: קבוצה פתוחה {f} /kvutzá ptukhá/ |
| opera {n} (theatrical work) | :: אופרה {f} /opera/ |
| operating system {n} (software which controls computer) | :: מערכת הפעלה {f} /ma'arékhet-haf'alá/ |
| operation {n} (surgical procedure) | :: נתוח {m} |
| operation {n} (military campaign) | :: מבצע {m} /mivtsá/ |
| operator {n} (one who operates) | :: מפעיל {m} /maf3íl/ |
| operator {n} (telecommunications operator) | :: מרכזיה {f} /merkaziyá/ |
| operator {n} (Chinese whispers) SEE: Chinese whispers | :: |
| Ophiuchus {prop} (zodiacal constellation of the northern summer) | :: חוה /khavá/ |
| ophthalmology {n} (eye medicine) | :: אופתלמולוגיה {f} /optolamologya/ |
| opinion {n} (thought a person has formed about a topic) | :: דעה {f} /de'á/ |
| opossum {n} (marsupial of the Didelphidae) | :: אופוסום /opossum/ |
| opportunity {n} (chance for advancement, progress or profit) | :: הזדמנות {f} /hizdamnut/ |
| opposite {adj} (located directly across from) | :: ממול /mimul/ |
| opposite {adj} (facing the other way) | :: ממול /mimul/ |
| opposite {adj} (of complementary or mutually exclusive things) | :: הפוך |
| opposite {n} (antonym) | :: היפך / הפך /héfech/ |
| opposition {n} (action of opposing; being in conflict) | :: התנגדות {f} /hitnag'dút/ |
| opposition {n} (politics: party or movement opposed to government) | :: אופוזיציה {f} /opozítsya/ |
| oppression {n} (act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed) | :: דיכוי {m} /dikuj/ |
| oppressor {n} (someone who oppresses others) | :: עריץ {m} /'aríts/, נוגש {m} /nogés/ |
| optical {adj} (incorporating light-sensitive devices) | :: אופטי /opti/ |
| optical illusion {n} (image that is visually deceptive or misleading) | :: אשליה אופטית {f} /ashlaya optit/ |
| optics {n} (physics of light and vision) | :: אופטיקה {f} /óptika/, תורת האור {f} /torat ha-ór/ |
| optics {n} (the light-related aspects of a device) | :: אופטיקה {f} /óptika/ |
| optimal {adj} (the best) | :: אופטימלי /optimáli/ |
| optimism {n} (a tendency to expect the best) | :: אופטימיות {f} /optímiut/ |
| optimist {n} (a person who expects a favourable outcome) | :: אופטימי {m} /optími/, אופטימיסט {m} /optimíst/ |
| optimist {n} (a believer in optimism) | :: אופטימי {m} /optími/, אופטימיסט {m} /optimíst/ |
| optimist {n} (a small centre-board sailing dinghy) | :: אופטימיסט {m} /optimíst/ |
| optimistic {adj} (expecting a good outcome) | :: אופטימי |
| option {n} | :: אפשרות {f} /efshārut/, אופציה {f} /optsiā/ |
| or {conj} (conjunction) | :: או /'o/ |
| oral sex {n} (stimulation of the genitals using the mouth) | :: מין אוראלי {m} /min orali/, סקס אוראלי {m} /seks orali/ |
| orange {n} (tree) | :: תפוז {m} /tapúz/ |
| orange {n} (fruit) | :: תפוז {m} /tapúz/ |
| orange {n} (colour) | :: כתום {m} /katóm/ |
| orange {adj} (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) | :: כתום /katóm/ |
| orange juice {n} (juice of squeezed oranges) | :: מיץ תפוזים {m} /mits tapuzím/ |
| orangish {adj} (relatively orange in color) | :: כתמתם |
| oratorio {n} (a musical composition on a religious theme) | :: אורטוריה /oratórija/ |
| orb {n} (period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body) SEE: year | :: |
| orb {n} (circle) SEE: circle | :: |
| orb {n} (orbit) SEE: orbit | :: |
| orb {n} (spherical body) | :: כדור {m} /kadúr/ |
| orbit {n} (path of one object around another) | :: מסלול {m} /maslúl/ |
| orchard {n} (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees) | :: מטע {m} /mattá/, בסתן {m} /bustán/, פרדס {m} /pardés/ |
| orchestra {n} (large group of musicians who play together on various instruments) | :: תזמורת / תזמרתf {f} /ʾtizmoret/ |
| orchid {n} (plant) | :: סחלב /sakhlav/ |
| order {n} (arrangement, disposition) | :: סדר {m} /séder/ |
| order {n} (good arrangement) | :: סדר /séder/ |
| order {n} (command) | :: פקדה {f} /pkuda/ |
| order {n} (biology: taxonomical classification) | :: סדרה {f} /sidrá/ |
| order of magnitude {n} (class of scale) | :: סדר גדל {m} /séder gódel/ |
| ordinary {adj} (normal, routine) | :: רגיל |
| ordinary seaman {n} (lowest grade of seaman) | :: מלח פשוט {m} /malakh pashut/ |
| ordure {n} (dirt, filth) SEE: dirt | :: |
| ore {n} (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) | :: עפרה {f} /afrá/ |
| oregano {n} (leaves used to flavour food) | :: אורגנו |
| Oregon {prop} (northwestern state of the United States of America) | :: אורגון |
| or else {phrase} (as an alternative) | :: או ש /o she/ |
| Orenburg {prop} (city in Russia) | :: אורנבורג {m} /orenburg/ |
| Oreo {n} (cookie made up of two dark brown chocolate wafers joined by a layer of white, sugary filling) | :: אוראו |
| organ {n} (part of an organism) | :: איבר {m} /eivár/ |
| organ {n} (musical instrument) | :: אורגן {m}, עוגב {m} |
| organelle {n} (a membrane bound compartment found within cells) | :: אברון {m} /evron/ |
| organic chemistry {n} (chemistry of carbon containing compounds) | :: כימיה אורגנית {f} /kímya organít/ |
| organic farming {n} (approach to farming based on biological methods) | :: חקלאות אורגנית {f} /khakla'út organít/ |
| organism {n} (living thing) | :: אורגניזם {m} /organizm/, יצור {m} /yetsur/ |
| organization {n} (group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules) | :: ארגון {m} /irgún/ |
| orgasm {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) | :: אורגזמה {f} /orgázma/, אביונה {f} /aviyoná/ |
| orifice {n} (orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities)) SEE: hole | :: |
| origami {n} (the Japanese art of paper folding) | :: אוריגמי {m} /origámi/ |
| origin {n} | :: מקור {m} |
| original {adj} (relating to the origin or beginning) | :: מקורי |
| original {adj} (fresh, different) | :: מקורי |
| originality {n} | :: מקוריות {f} |
| Orinoco {prop} (river) | :: אורינוקו {m} /orinoko/ |
| Orion {prop} (constellation) | :: כסיל {m} /ksil/ |
| orlop {n} (ship) | :: ספון התחתית {m} /sipun hatakhtit/ |
| ornament {n} (element of decoration) | :: נוי {m} /noy/ |
| ornithology {n} (scientific study of birds) | :: אורניתולוגיה {f} /ornitológya/ |
| orphan {n} (person whose (parent or) parents have died) | :: יתום {m} /yatóm/, יתומה {f} /yetomá/ |
| Orpheus {prop} (the musician who searched for Eurydice) | :: אורפיאוס {m} |
| Orpheus {prop} (male given name) | :: אורפיאוס {m} |
| orthoclase {n} (potassium aluminum silicate) | :: אורתוקלז /ōrtōqlaz/ |
| orthodox {adj} (conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology) | :: אורתודוקסי |
| Orthodox {adj} (of the Orthodox Churches) | :: אורתודוקסי /ortodóksi/ |
| Orthodox {adj} (of Orthodox Judaism) | :: אורתודוקסי /ortodóksi/ |
| Orthodox Church {n} (the Eastern body of Christendom) | :: נצרות אורתודוקסית {f} /natzrut ortodoksit/ |
| Orthodox Jew {n} (adherent) | :: יהודי אורתודוקסי {m}, יהודיה אורתודוקסית {f} |
| Orthodox Judaism {prop} (Traditional Rabbinic branch of Judaism) | :: יהדות אורתודוקסית |
| orthodoxy {n} (correctness in doctrine and belief) | :: אורתודוקסיה {f} |
| orthography {n} (study of correct spelling) | :: אורתוגרפיה |
| Orwell {prop} (surname) | :: אורוול |
| Oryol {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: אוריול |
| oryx {n} (antelope) | :: ראם {m} /reém/ |
| Osaka {prop} (city in Honshū, Japan) | :: אוסקה {f} /Ósaka/ |
| Oscar {prop} (male given name) | :: אוסקר /ósqar/ |
| oscillation {n} (math: of a function) | :: תנודה {f} /tnudá/, אוסילציה {f} /osilátzya/ |
| Oslo {prop} (Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)) | :: אוסלו /oslo/ |
| osmium {n} (chemical element) | :: אוסמיום /osmiyum/ |
| Osnabrück {prop} (city in Lower Saxony) | :: אוסנבריק |
| ossification {n} (process by which bone is formed) | :: התגרמות {f} |
| osso buco {n} (Italian meat dish) | :: אוסובוקו {m} /osobúko/ |
| ostrich {n} (large flightless bird) | :: יען {f} /ya'an/ |
| otaku {n} (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) | :: אוטאקו {m} /otáku/ |
| other {adj} (not the one previously referred to) | :: אחר {m} /akher/ |
| other {determiner} (not the one referred to) | :: אחר /akher/ |
| otherwise {adv} (or else) SEE: or else | :: |
| ottava rima {n} (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) | :: אוטאבה רימה {f} /otávah rímah/, אוטאבה רימה {f} /al ha-shminít/ |
| Ottawa {prop} (capital of Canada) | :: אוטווה |
| otter {n} (mammal) | :: לוטרה {f} /lútra/, כלב נהר {m} /kélev nahar/ |
| ottoman {n} (low stool) | :: הדום {m} /hadóm/ |
| Ouagadougou {prop} (capital of Burkina Faso) | :: ואגאדוגו /vagadugu/ |
| ouch {interj} (expression of one's own physical pain) | :: אח |
| oud {n} (Arabic plucked string instrument) | :: העוד {m} /ha-ud/, עוד {m} /oud/ |
| ounce {n} (28.3495 g) | :: אונקיה {f} /unqiyá/ |
| our {determiner} (belonging to us) | :: -נו /-nu/, שלנו |
| ouroboros {n} (a serpent, dragon or worm who eats its own tail) | :: אורובורוס |
| ours {pron} (that which belongs to us) | :: שלנו /shelánu/ |
| out {prep} | :: חוץ (khutz), בחוץ (bakhutz) |
| outcrop {n} (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) | :: אדמת טרשים {f} /admát trashím/ |
| outer space {n} (region) | :: החלל החיצון /hakhalál hakhitzón/ |
| outfit {n} (set of clothing) | :: תלבשת {f} /tilbóshet/ |
| outing {n} (public revelation of homosexuality) | :: אאוטינג /auting/ |
| outline {n} (line marking the boundary of an object figure) | :: קו מתאר {m} |
| outline {n} (statement summarizing the important points of a text) | :: תמצית {f} |
| outline {n} (preliminary plan of a project) | :: מתאר {m}, תוואי {m} |
| out of it {prep} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| out of order {prep} (inappropriate or unsuitable) | :: לא במקום |
| out of sight, out of mind {proverb} (something not nearby is forgotten) | :: רחוק מהעין, רחוק מהלב (literally: far from the eyes, far from the heart) |
| out of the question {adj} (not remotely possible) | :: לא בא בחשבון |
| out of this world {adj} (wonderful) | :: מטורף |
| outpost {n} (A military post) | :: מוצב חוץ {m} |
| outpost {n} (An outlying settlement) | :: מאחז {m} |
| outrigger {n} ((nautical) a float or pontoon) | :: שלח {m} /shelakh/ |
| outrigger {n} ((nautical) an outrigger canoe) | :: סירת שלחים {f} /sirat shelakhim/ |
| outrigger canoe {n} (a seagoing canoe) | :: סירת שלחים {f} /sirat shlakhim/ |
| outsourcing {n} (transfer business) | :: מיקור חוץ |
| outstanding {adj} (standing out from others) | :: בולט /bolét/ |
| outstanding {adj} (distinguished from others by its superiority) | :: יוצא מן הכלל /yotzé min haklál/, יוצא דופן /yotzé dófen/ |
| ouzo {n} (drink) | :: אוזו {m} /úzo/ |
| oval {n} (shape like an egg or ellipse) | :: אובל |
| oval {adj} (oval-shaped) | :: סגלגל /s'galgál/, אובלי /ováli/ |
| ovary {n} (female organ) | :: שחלה {f} /shakhala/ |
| oven {n} (chamber used for baking or heating) | :: תנור {m} /tanur/ |
| over {prep} (math: divided by) | :: חלקי /khelkéi/, לחלק ל־ /lekhalék l'-/ |
| over {interj} (end of sentence in radio communication) | :: עבר /'avór/ |
| over and above {adv} | :: כתוב לעיל |
| overbearing {adj} (overly bossy or domineering) | :: דומיננטי, שתלטן |
| overflow {v} (to fill beyond the limits of) | :: גלש /galásh/, עלה על גדותיו /'alá 'al gdotáv/ |
| overhand knot {n} (knot) | :: קשר בהן {m} /kesher bohen/ |
| overheat {v} (overheat) SEE: burn | :: |
| overmorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow | :: |
| overmorrow {n} (day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow | :: |
| overnight {adv} (during a single night) | :: בן לילה /bin láyla/ |
| overnight {adv} (in a very short amount of time) | :: בן לילה /bin láyla/ |
| overseas {adj} (abroad) | :: חו"ל from חוץ לארץ out of country |
| overseas {adv} (abroad) | :: מעבר לים /me'éver layám/ |
| overseas {adv} (across a sea) | :: מעבר לים /me'éver layám/ |
| over there {adv} (in that place) | :: שם /shám/ |
| overtly {adv} (openly) | :: גלויות /Gluyoot/, פתיחות /Ptihut/ |
| ovum {n} (gamete) | :: ביצית {f} /beitsit/ |
| owe {v} | :: לחוב |
| owing {adj} (still to be paid) | :: חיב {m} /khayav/ |
| owl {n} (bird) | :: ינשוף /yanshuf/, תנשמת /tinshemeth/, לילית /lilith/, אוח /oakh/ |
| own {v} (defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| own {v} (have rightful possession of) | :: יש ל־ /yésh l'-/, היה ל־ /hayá l'-/, שייך ל־ /shayákh l'-/ |
| ox {n} (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) | :: שור {m} /šor/ |
| Oxford {prop} (city) | :: אוקספורד |
| oxgoad {n} (goad for driving oxen) | :: מלמד הבקר {m} |
| oxidize {v} (to increase the valence) | :: חמצן /ẖimtzén/ |
| oxygen {n} (chemical element) | :: חמצן /khamtsan/ |
| oxytocin {n} (hormone) | :: אוקסיטוצין |
| oxytone {adj} (oxytone) | :: מלרע |
| oyster {n} (mollusk, see also: clam; mollusc; mussel) | :: צדפה |
| ozone {n} (O3) | :: אוזון {m} /ozon/ |