| Udine {prop} (capital) | :: אודינה |
| Udmurt {prop} (language) | :: אודמורטית |
| Ufa {prop} (city) | :: אופה /Ufá/ |
| UFO {n} (an unidentified flying object) | :: עב"ם {m} /'abám/ |
| Uganda {prop} (Republic of Uganda) | :: אוגנדה {n} /ugáneda/ |
| Ugaritic {prop} (language) | :: אוגריתית {f} /ugaritit/ |
| Ugaritic {adj} (pertaining to the ancient city of Ugarit) | :: אוגריתי {m} /ugariti/ |
| ugh {interj} (to express disgust) | :: איכס /ikhs/, פוי /fui/ |
| ugly {adj} (displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing) | :: מכוער \ מכער /m'kho'ár/ |
| Ukraine {prop} (Eastern European country) | :: אוקראינה /ukraína/ |
| Ukrainian {n} (ethnic/citizen) | :: אוקראיני {m} /ukraini/, אוקראינית {f} /ukrainit/ |
| Ukrainian {n} (language) | :: אוקראינית {f} /ukrainít/ |
| Ukrainian {adj} (relating to Ukraine or its people) | :: אוקראינית {f} /ukrainít/, אוקראיני {m} /ukraini/ |
| ukulele {n} (small four-stringed guitar) | :: יוקוללה /yukulele/, אוקוללה /ukulele/ |
| Ulaanbaatar {prop} (the capital of Mongolia) | :: אולן בטור /'ulan bátor/ |
| Ulan-Ude {prop} (capital of Buryatia, Russia) | :: אולן-אודה |
| ulcer {n} (open sore) | :: כיב {m} /kiv/, אולקוס {m} /'úlkus/ |
| ultrasound {n} (sound) | :: אולטרה סאונד |
| ululation {n} (long, loud cry or howl) | :: צהלולים /tsahalulim/ |
| Uluru {prop} (giant rock in Australia) | :: אולורו {m} /uluru/ |
| Ulyanovsk {prop} (city) | :: אוליינובסק |
| Uman {prop} (city in Ukraine) | :: אומן /'úman/ |
| umbilical cord {n} (cord between foetus and placenta) | :: חבל הטבור {m} |
| umbilicus {n} (navel) SEE: navel | :: |
| umbra {n} (a shadow) SEE: shadow | :: |
| umbrella {n} (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun) | :: מטריה {f} /mitriá/ |
| umlaut {n} (diacritical mark) | :: אומלאוט |
| UN {prop} (United Nations) | :: או״ם /U.M./ |
| unallocated {adj} (not yet allocated) | :: לא מוקצה {m}, לא משויך {m} |
| unbeliever {n} (infidel) SEE: infidel | :: |
| uncivilized {adj} (crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured) | :: חסר תרבות |
| uncivilized {adj} (used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture) | :: חסר תרבות |
| uncle {n} (brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | :: דוד {m} /dod/ |
| Uncle Scrooge {n} (rich miser) | :: הדוד קמצוץ {m} /hadod kamtzutz/ |
| unconventional {adj} (not adhering to convention or accepted standards) | :: לא קונבנציונאלי |
| undecidability {n} (the state of being undecidable) | :: אי-כריעות {f} /í-kri'út/ |
| undecidable {adj} (incapable of being algorithmically decided) | :: אי-כריע /í-karí'a/ |
| under {prep} (in a lower level than) | :: תחת /tákhat/ |
| underage {n} (deficit in funds) SEE: deficit | :: |
| undercut {v} (to undermine) SEE: undermine | :: |
| underestimate {v} (to perceive as having lower value) | :: זלזל /zilzél/ |
| underestimation {n} (underestimate) SEE: underestimate | :: |
| underground {n} (subway) SEE: subway | :: |
| underhair {n} (pubic hair) SEE: pubic hair | :: |
| under lock and key {prep} (imprisoned) SEE: behind bars | :: |
| undermine {v} (hinder, sabotage) | :: חתר תחת /ḥatar taḥat/ |
| under one's hat {prep} (secret) SEE: secret | :: |
| underpants {n} (underwear) | :: תחתונים {m-p} /takhtonim/ |
| underplay {v} (to make something seem less important) SEE: downplay | :: |
| undershirt {n} (for wifebeater) SEE: singlet | :: |
| understand {v} (to grasp the meaning of) | :: הבין /hevín/ |
| understand {v} (to believe one grasps the meaning of) | :: הבין /hevín/ |
| understanding {n} (understanding) SEE: grasp | :: |
| understanding {n} (mental process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, subjective by its nature) | :: הבנה {f} /havaná/ |
| understanding {n} | :: הבנה (havana) {f} |
| understanding {adj} (showing compassion) | :: מגלה הבנה (megale/megala havana) |
| underwear {n} (clothes worn next to the skin) | :: תחתונים {m-p} /takhtonim/ |
| underworld {n} (world of the dead) | :: שאול {m} {f} /sh'ol/ |
| undies {n} (panties) SEE: panties | :: |
| unemployment {n} (joblessness) | :: אבטלה {f} /avtalá/ |
| UNESCO {prop} (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) | :: אונסכ״ו {m} /UNÉSKO/ |
| uneven {adj} (odd) SEE: odd | :: |
| unforgettable {adj} (which is very difficult to forget) | :: בלתי נשכח |
| unfortunately {adv} (happening through bad luck) | :: למרבה הצער /l'marbé hatsá'ar/ |
| unguent {n} (cream applied to the skin for a therapeutic purpose) SEE: ointment | :: |
| unharness {v} (to liberate) SEE: liberate | :: |
| unibrow {n} (eyebrows that meet in the middle) | :: גבות מחוברות {f-p} /gabot m'khubarot/ |
| Unicode {prop} (series of computer encoding standards) | :: יוניקוד /yunikod/ |
| unicorn {n} (mythical beast) | :: חד-קרן {m} /chad-qeren/ |
| unicycle {n} (one-wheeled pedaled cycle) | :: חד אופן, חד־אופן |
| uniform {n} (distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group) | :: מדים {m-p} /madím/ |
| uninterruptedly {adv} (without interruption) | :: ללא הפסקה /lelo hafsaqah/ |
| union {n} (trade union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| union {n} (the act of uniting or the state of being united) | :: ברית {f} /brit/ |
| union {n} (in set theory) | :: איחוד |
| unionize {v} (To organize workers into a union) | :: התאגד /hit'agéd/ |
| unit {n} (standard measure of a quantity) | :: יחידה {f} |
| unit {n} (number one) | :: אחד {m}, אחת {f} |
| unit {n} (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) | :: יחידה {f} |
| unit {n} (item which may be sold singly) | :: יחידה {f} |
| unit {n} (measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household) | :: דירה {f} |
| unitary {adj} (having the quality of oneness) | :: יחידאי, מהווה יחידה או מקשה אחת, אחדותי, מאוחד |
| unite {v} ((reciprocal) to come together as one) | :: התאחד |
| united {adj} (joined into a single entity) | :: מאוחד /m'ukhád/ |
| United Arab Emirates {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: אחוד האמריות הערביות {m} /'ikhúd ha'emiruyót ha'araviyót/, אמיריות ערביות מאחדות /emiryot arviyot me'uchadot/ |
| United Kingdom {prop} (Kingdom in Europe, see also: Great Britain) | :: הממלכה המאחדת /ha-mamlakha ha-meukhedet/ |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain {prop} (United Kingdom of Great Britain) | :: הממלכה המאוחדת של בריטניה הגדולה /ha-mamlakha ha-me'ukhedet shel britanya ha-g'dola/ |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland {prop} (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) | :: הממלכה המאוחדת של בריטניה הגדולה ואירלנד /ha-mamlakha ha-me'ukhedet shel britanya ha-g'dola u-'irland/ |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland {prop} (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | :: הממלכה המאוחדת של בריטניה הגדולה וצפון אירלנד /ha-mamlakha ha-me'ukhedet shel britanya ha-g'dola u-ts'fon 'irland/ |
| United Nations {prop} (international coalition) | :: האומות המאוחדות {f-p} /ha'umót ham'ukhadót/ |
| United States {prop} (the United States) | :: ארצות הברית {f-p} /artsot ha-brit/ |
| United States of America {prop} (country in North America) | :: ארצות הברית של אמריקה /artsot ha-brit shel amérika/, ארצות הברית {f-p} /artsot ha-brit/, ארה״ב /arh"b/ |
| universal {adj} (common to all society, world-wide) | :: עולמי |
| universe {n} (the Universe) | :: יקום {m} /yekúm/ |
| universe {n} | :: יקום /yequm/ |
| university {n} (institution of higher education) | :: אוניברסיטה {f} /univérsita/ |
| unleash {v} (to free from a leash) | :: התיר /hitír/ |
| unleavened bread {n} (bread without a raising agent) | :: חמץ {m} /ẖamétz/ |
| unless {conj} (except on a specified condition) | :: אלמלא /ilmalé/, אלא אם כן /ela im ken/ |
| UNO {prop} (United Nations) SEE: UN | :: |
| unpopular {adj} (lacking popularity) | :: לא פופולרי |
| unprecedented {adj} (never before seen or done, without precedent) | :: חסר תקדים /khasár takdím/ |
| unpredictable {adj} (unable to be predicted) | :: בלתי צפוי /bílti tsafúy/ |
| unpredictable {n} (unpredictable thing) | :: בלתי צפוי /bílti tsafúy/ |
| unquote {interj} (end of quotation) | :: סוף ציטוט /sóf tsitút/ |
| unrequited love {n} (love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is desired) | :: אהבה נכזבת {f} /ahaˈva niχˈzevet/, אהבה חד־צדדית {f} /ahaˈva χad t͡sdaˈdit/ |
| untamed {adj} (Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact) | :: לא מבוית, פראי |
| until {prep} (up to the time of) | :: עד /ad/ |
| until {prep} | :: עד /ad/ |
| until {conj} (up to the time that) | :: עד /ád/ |
| until further notice {adv} | :: עד להודעה חדשה /ád l'hoda'á khadashá/ |
| ununennium {n} (chemical element) | :: אונונניום |
| unvisible {adj} (invisible) SEE: invisible | :: |
| unwearied {adj} (not stopping) SEE: persistent | :: |
| unwholesome {adj} (not wholesome) | :: חולני |
| up {adv} (away from earth’s surface) | :: מעלה /má'ala/, למעלה /lemá'ala/ |
| up {adj} (awake) | :: ער {m} /'er/, ערה {f} /'erá/ |
| up and leave {v} (leave abruptly) | :: קם ועזב /kam ve'azav/ |
| update {n} (action of making something up to date) | :: עדכון {m} /idkun/ |
| update {n} (action of advising someone so that they are up to date) | :: עדכון {m} /idkun/ |
| upfront {adv} (beforehand) SEE: beforehand | :: |
| upgrade {v} (to improve) | :: שדרג /shidrég/ |
| upgrade {v} (to replace a program with a later version of itself) | :: שדרג /shidrég/ |
| upon {prep} (being above and in contact with another) | :: על גבי /ál gabéi-/ |
| upper {adj} (at a higher level, rank or position) | :: עליון {m} /elyón/ |
| Uppsala {prop} (city in eastern central Sweden) | :: אופסלה {f} /Upsála/ |
| upright {adj} (vertical; erect) | :: זקוף {m} |
| uprising {n} (a popular revolt) | :: מרד {m} /méred/, התקוממות {f} /hitkomemut/ |
| uproot {v} (eradicate) SEE: eradicate | :: |
| upset {n} (sports: unexpected victory of a competitor) | :: מהפך {m} /mahapách/ |
| upside down {adv} (inverted) | :: הפוך {m} /hafúch/ |
| upside down {adv} (in great disorder) | :: הפוך {m} /hafúch/ |
| upside down {adj} (inverted) | :: הפוך {m} /hafúch/ |
| upsilon {n} (letter of the Greek alphabet) | :: איפסילון {f} /ípsilon/ |
| up-to-date {adj} (current; recent) | :: עדכני {m} /'adkaní/ |
| upward {adv} (toward an upper level) | :: מעלה /má'la/ |
| Uranian {adj} (homosexual) SEE: homosexual | :: |
| uranium {n} (uranium (element)) | :: אורניום {m} /urányum/ |
| Uranus {prop} (god of the sky and heavens) | :: אורנוס {m} /urános/ |
| Uranus {prop} (planet) | :: אורון {m} /orón/, אורנוס {m} /uránus/ |
| urban {adj} (of the city; characteristic of city life) | :: עירוני {m} /ironí/ |
| urchin {n} (hedgehog) SEE: hedgehog | :: |
| urchin {n} (sea urchin) SEE: sea urchin | :: |
| urea {n} (organic compound) | :: matū mimi |
| ureter {n} (narrow duct that carries urine from the kidneys) | :: שופכן {m} /shofkhán/ |
| urethra {n} (anatomical tube) | :: שופכה {f} /shofkhá/ |
| urge {n} (a strong desire; an itch to do something) | :: דחף {m} /dáẖaf/ |
| urgent {adj} (requiring immediate attention) | :: דחוף /dakhúf/ |
| Uriah {prop} (biblical character) | :: אוריה /uriyya/ |
| Uriah {prop} (male given name) | :: אוריה /uriyá/ |
| Urim and Thummim {n} (sacred devices used for casting lots) | :: אורים ותמים, אורים ותומים |
| urinal {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| urinal {n} (latrine) SEE: latrine | :: |
| urinary meatus {n} (urinary meatus) | :: פתח השופכה /petákh ha-shofkhá/ |
| urinate {v} | :: השתין |
| urination {n} | :: השתנה {f} /ha'shta'na/ |
| urine {n} | :: שתן /shéten/ |
| Uruguay {prop} (country) | :: אורוגוואי {m} /urugvay/ |
| US {prop} (abbreviation of United States, see also: USA) | :: Not used in Hebrew |
| USA {prop} (United States of America) | :: ארה״ב /arhab/ |
| use {v} (to use) SEE: consume | :: |
| use {v} (employ, apply) | :: השתמש /hishtamésh/ |
| use {v} (used to) SEE: used to | :: |
| used to {adj} (accustomed to) | :: רגיל ל־ /ragíl l'-/ |
| used to {v} (formerly and habitually or repeatedly) | :: past tense of היה + present participle or present tense with an optional indication of a past time such as פעם (pá'am); I used to eat cheese - הייתי אוכל/ת גבינה (Hayíti okhél/et gviná) |
| useful {adj} (having a practical or beneficial use) | :: שמושי /shimushí/, מועיל {m} /mo'íl/ |
| useful idiot {n} (political sense) | :: אידיוט שימושי {m} /idiot shimushi/ |
| useless {adj} (without use or possibility to be used) | :: חסר תועלת /ḥasar to'elet/ |
| user {n} (person who uses a computer) | :: משתמש {m} /mishtamésh/ |
| username {n} (a person's identification on an individual computer system) | :: שם משתמש |
| USSR {prop} (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) | :: ברית המועצות {f} /brit ha-mu'atsot/ |
| usually {adv} (most of the time) | :: בדרך כלל |
| US Virgin Islands {prop} (Country in the Caribbean) | :: איי הבתולה האמריקניים /Iyey ha-Btula ha-Americaniyim/ |
| uterus {n} (womb) SEE: womb | :: |
| utilitarian {adj} (practical and functional, not just for show) | :: תועלתי /toalti/ |
| utilitarianism {n} (the theory of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people") | :: תועלתנות {f} /tu'ál'tanút/ |
| utility knife {n} (cutting tool) | :: סכין יפני {m} |
| utmost {n} (maximum) | :: טופ {m} /tóp/, מקסימום {m} /máksimum/ |
| utopia {n} (world in perfect harmony) | :: אוטופיה {f} /utopiya/ |
| Utrecht {prop} (city in the Netherlands) | :: אוטרכט {m} |
| Uttarakhand {prop} (state in India) | :: אוטראקהאנד |
| Uttar Pradesh {prop} (state) | :: אוטר פראדש |
| utterly {adv} (in complete manner) SEE: completely | :: |
| uvula {n} (appendage that hangs from the palate) | :: ענבל /in'bal/ |
| Uzbek {n} (person) | :: אוזבקי {m} /uzbeki/, אוזבקית {f} /uzbekit/ |
| Uzbek {n} (language) | :: אוזבקית {f} /uzbekit/ |
| Uzbekistan {prop} (Republic of Uzbekistan) | :: אוזבקיסטן {m} /uzbekistan/ |
| Uzbekistani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Uzbek language) SEE: Uzbek | :: |