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PlansAboutSupportHow to read Hebrew address fields and enter each detail correctly.
On the label or sign
ktovet / ma'an
US English
address; mailing address
UK English
address; postal address
כתובת means address. מַעַן is the formal word often used by government services.
מען usually names the address as a whole. מען is not a special mailbox field.
Read מען as the whole address unless the form names a more specific address type.
On the label or sign
nim'an
US English
addressee; recipient
UK English
addressee; recipient
נמען is the person or organization receiving the item. The recipient name comes first in an Israel Post address block.
נמען is not the sender, courier, or a generic word for tenant.
Enter the person or organization that should receive the item.
On the label or sign
yishuv
US English
city; town; locality
UK English
town; city; locality
יישוב is the official destination locality. The field can cover a city, town, village, kibbutz, or a similar place.
יישוב does not mechanically mean settlement on an address form. Some small localities do not use normal street addresses.
Enter the official locality rather than a neighborhood, and do not omit the locality because a postcode is present.
On the label or sign
rekhov
US English
street
UK English
street
רחוב is the official street name. Israel Post forms pair the street with a separate house-number field.
The street field holds the street name, not the building number.
Use the official spelling offered by the form and keep the house number out of the street-name field.
On the label or sign
mispar bayit
US English
house number; street number; building number
UK English
house number; street number
מספר בית is the numbered building or premises on the street. A letter can be attached to the house number.
A suffix such as א in 12א can belong to the house number. A separate כניסה field identifies the entrance.
Keep the apartment number and entrance label out of the house-number field.
On the label or sign
binyan / mivne / agaf / migdal
US English
building; structure; wing; tower
UK English
building; block; wing; tower
These words identify a building, structure, wing, or tower inside a complex. Formal records keep the building, wing, and entrance in separate columns.
A building or wing label is not automatically the postal house number.
Copy each displayed building or wing label instead of collapsing every locator into one building number.
On the label or sign
knisa
US English
entrance; building entrance
UK English
entrance; block entrance
כניסה identifies the exterior entrance, lobby, or stairwell serving the unit. One building can have several entrances leading to different apartments.
כניסה can mean login in another context. In an address, כניסה is not the house number or an admission field.
Copy the exact Hebrew letter, Latin letter, or color shown on the building rather than converting the label.
On the label or sign
koma
US English
floor; story
UK English
floor; storey
קומה is a vertical level in a building. Signs and forms can use numerals, Hebrew letters, or a named level.
Israeli floor labels do not follow one universal conversion to US or UK numbering.
Copy the exact wording from the lift, sign, or host instead of translating the number.
On the label or sign
komat karka / koma efes / komat knisa
US English
ground floor; usually first floor in US numbering
UK English
ground floor
קומת קרקע is the level at the ground. קומה 0 is a common zero label, while קומת כניסה means the entrance level.
The ground level and entrance level can differ, especially where a building entrance is not at ground level.
Check the building label before treating קרקע, 0, and קומת כניסה as the same physical level.
On the label or sign
martef / koma minus akhat, shtayim
US English
basement; level B1 or B2
UK English
basement; lower-ground level; B1 or B2
מרתף is a basement. Below-ground floors can be numbered downward as 1−, 2−, and 3−.
Right-to-left display can move the minus sign visually. A Hebrew 1- floor label means minus one.
Follow the exact lift-button or destination notation rather than reading the minus sign as a range.
On the label or sign
dira / mispar dira
US English
apartment; apartment number; unit
UK English
flat; flat number
דירה identifies the apartment or flat within a building or entrance. The field does not describe the number of rooms.
The apartment number displayed in the building is not necessarily the legal sub-parcel number in the land registry.
Use the number on the door or intercom instead of a room count or an unchecked land-registry number.
On the label or sign
yekhida / misrad / kheder
US English
unit; suite; office; room
UK English
unit; suite; office; room
These words give a non-residential or supplemental internal location. The premises label determines which word belongs in the address.
יחידה, משרד, and חדר do not automatically replace דירה, and none belongs in the street-number field.
Copy the exact door or directory wording rather than relabeling every internal address as a suite.
On the label or sign
etsel
US English
c/o; in care of
UK English
c/o; care of
אצל names the person or organization whose premises hold the addressee or registered office. The field belongs with a full official address on company forms.
אצל is not the street name and does not mean a nearby place.
Enter the host person or organization, and do not use אצל as a PO-box substitute on a form that forbids one.
On the label or sign
ktovet megurim / ma'an rashum
US English
residential address; registered address
UK English
residential address; registered address
כתובת מגורים or מען רשום is the physical or officially registered residence. A separate address can be chosen for receiving mail.
A mail-forwarding address or PO box does not automatically change the address in the official register.
Use the registered residence when a government form asks for the residential or registered address.
On the label or sign
ktovet le-mishloakh do'ar / ma'an le-mikhtavim
US English
mailing address
UK English
correspondence address; postal address
כתובת למשלוח דואר or מען למכתבים is the address where correspondence should be sent. The mailing address can differ from the registered or physical address.
A service or registry does not infer a new mailing address merely because mail is forwarded.
Choose the mailing-address field only for the address where correspondence should arrive.
On the label or sign
ta do'ar
US English
P.O. Box; PO Box
UK English
PO Box
תא דואר is a paid box at a post-office unit for receiving mail. ת״ד is the standard abbreviation.
תא דואר is not a public box for outgoing mail and not the letterbox at a home. A PO-box address uses the postcode assigned to that PO box.
Write תא דואר plus the box number instead of the street-address line, and do not expand ת״ד as תיבת דואר.
On the label or sign
tevat mikhtavim
US English
mailbox at the residence
UK English
letterbox at the residence
תיבת מכתבים is the physical letter receptacle at a house or building entrance. Israel Post tells recipients to keep the box usable and display the correct name.
תיבת מכתבים is not an address field and has no PO-box number.
Do not call a home letterbox ת״ד, which means a rented box at a postal unit.
On the label or sign
tevat do'ar
US English
collection mailbox; mail drop
UK English
postbox; pillar box
תיבת דואר is a public box or slot for posting outgoing mail. Israel Post uses the term for public Mail 24 deposit boxes.
תיבת דואר is not the expansion of ת״ד and not the name of a home letterbox.
Use תיבת דואר for an outgoing mail box, not for a PO box or a residential letterbox.
On the label or sign
mikud
US English
ZIP Code; postal code
UK English
postcode
מיקוד is Israel's seven-digit postal code. The current system replaced the older five-digit area code.
The seven-digit code is tied to address details rather than one general code for an entire city.
Use Israel Post's איתור מיקוד lookup with the actual locality, street, and house number instead of copying an old five-digit code.
On the label or sign
ma'an digitali
US English
digital contact address
UK English
digital contact address
מען דיגיטלי is a statutory company contact on current Companies Authority forms. The contact includes an email address plus another email address or mobile number.
מען דיגיטלי is not a postal address, postcode, website, or physical street address.
Enter the requested company contact details rather than a URL or street address.
| Form asks | Hebrew field | Keep in mind |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient name | שם הנמעןshem ha-nim'an | The person or organization receiving the item |
| City, town, or locality | יישובyishuv | Use the official locality |
| Street name | רחובrekhov | Keep the house number separate |
| House or street number | מספר ביתmispar bayit | Keep any attached house-number suffix |
| Building entrance | כניסהknisa | Copy the building's exact label |
| Floor | קומהkoma | Do not convert the number mechanically |
| Apartment or flat number | דירהdira | Use the door or intercom number |
| ZIP or postal code | מיקודmikud | Enter all seven digits |
| PO Box | תא דואר / ת״דta do'ar | Use the PO-box postcode |
| Care of | אצלetsel | Name the host person or organization |
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By the baba team. Checked on against 30 sources, mostly Israeli retailers, manufacturers and government pages, and updated . Products, labels and rules change, so check the pack or the office before you rely on a detail. Our methodology.
כניסה is the building entrance, lobby, or stairwell serving the unit. Copy the exact Hebrew letter, Latin letter, or color shown on the building.
דירה is the apartment or flat number, not the number of rooms. Use the number shown on the door or intercom.
A current Israeli מיקוד has seven digits. Use Israel Post's איתור מיקוד lookup instead of copying a legacy five-digit code.
No. ת״ד means תא דואר, a rented post-office box for receiving mail. A home letterbox is תיבת מכתבים, while תיבת דואר is a public box for outgoing mail.
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