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Army and Security צבא וביטחון

Civilian-facing army and police words used in Israeli daily news and life.

חייל/חיילת and שוטר/שוטרת mark gender in the person, not in the institution (צבא, משטרה).

צָבָא

tzava

army

noun · masculine

plural: צְבָאוֹת

השירות בצבא קשה.

Army service is hard.

חייל

khayal

soldier (m.)

noun · masculine

plural: חיילים

החייל בבסיס.

The soldier is on base.

חיילת

khayelet

soldier (f.)

noun · feminine

plural: חיילות

קָצִין

katzin

officer

noun · masculine

plural: קְצִינִים

מילואים

milu'im

reserve duty

noun · masculine

plural: מילואים

Used in the plural.

גִּיּוּס

giyus

enlistment, draft

noun · masculine

plural: גִּיּוּסִים

שירות

sherut

service

noun · masculine

plural: שירותים

Army or national service; not the restroom sense of שירותים.

בָּסִיס

basis

base

noun · masculine

plural: בְּסִיסִים

יְחִידָה

yekhida

unit

noun · feminine

plural: יְחִידוֹת

טנק

tank

noun · masculine

plural: טנקים

גְּבוּל

gvul

border

noun · masculine

plural: גְּבוּלוֹת

הגבול סגור.

The border is closed.

ביטחון

bitakhon

security

noun · masculine

plural: ביטחונות

Uncountable in the security sense; the plural often means financial guarantees.

מִשְׁטָרָה

mishtara

police

noun · feminine

plural: מִשְׁטָרוֹת

שׁוֹטֵר

shoter

police officer (m.)

noun · masculine

plural: שׁוֹטְרִים

השוטר ברחוב.

The police officer is in the street.

שׁוֹטֶרֶת

shoteret

police officer (f.)

noun · feminine

plural: שׁוֹטְרוֹת

מִלְחָמָה

milkhama

war

noun · feminine

plural: מִלְחָמוֹת

שָׁלוֹם

shalom

peace

noun · masculine

plural: שְׁלוֹמוֹת

כולם רוצים שלום.

Everyone wants peace.

מַחְסוֹם

makhsom

checkpoint, barrier

noun · masculine

plural: מַחְסוֹמִים

מַדִּים

madim

uniform

noun · masculine

plural: מַדִּים

Used in the plural.

קַסְדָּה

kasda

helmet

noun · feminine

plural: קַסְדּוֹת

נֶשֶׁק

neshek

weapon

noun · masculine

plural: נְשָׁקִים

מְפַקֵּד

mefaked

commander

noun · masculine

plural: מְפַקְּדִים

דֶּגֶל

degel

flag

noun · masculine

plural: דְּגָלִים

אַזְעָקָה

az'aka

siren, alarm

noun · feminine

plural: אַזְעָקוֹת

האזעקה נשמעת.

The siren is sounding.

טִירוֹן

tiron

recruit

noun · masculine

plural: טִירוֹנִים

גְּדוּד

gdud

battalion

noun · masculine

plural: גְּדוּדִים

פְּלוּגָה

pluga

company (military)

noun · feminine

plural: פְּלוּגוֹת

צָבָא

חייל

חיילת

קָצִין

מילואים

גִּיּוּס

שירות

בָּסִיס

soldier (m.)khayal

armytzava

officerkatzin

soldier (f.)khayelet

enlistment, draftgiyus

reserve dutymilu'im

basebasis

servicesherut

יְחִידָה

טנק

גְּבוּל

ביטחון

מִשְׁטָרָה

שׁוֹטֵר

שׁוֹטֶרֶת

מִלְחָמָה

tanktank

unityekhida

securitybitakhon

bordergvul

police officer (m.)shoter

policemishtara

warmilkhama

police officer (f.)shoteret

שָׁלוֹם

מַחְסוֹם

מַדִּים

קַסְדָּה

נֶשֶׁק

מְפַקֵּד

דֶּגֶל

אַזְעָקָה

checkpoint, barriermakhsom

peaceshalom

helmetkasda

uniformmadim

commandermefaked

weaponneshek

siren, alarmaz'aka

flagdegel

טִירוֹן

גְּדוּד

פְּלוּגָה

battaliongdud

recruittiron

company (military)pluga

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