{"id":2237,"date":"2018-04-02T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2018-04-02T11:11:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T15:11:18","slug":"hebrew-grammar-feminine-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/hebrew-grammar-feminine-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew Grammar: Feminine Nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2241\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/crobj\/1775233884\/in\/photolist-3GSxbL-5jVj2s-coV9Hu-6xxBoC-uqKnqH-c7jdz9-ahBdth-75Aijk-c8uzQh-89PJui-87vXKQ-hvCac-K3ceg-2pXaAD-nwCGEW-4JShGZ-8e3Enu-Vwsyh3-cFyLHq-gubbNF-pfP2ih-XtNUw9-6wppXg-B3c86-6FjcXQ-p3peMh-6sqMh1-nQpbai-8tr6fM-6FaAR5-nHs19E-oQ8rLa-e2XjFZ-f6MHpC-4thXdQ-8eotc8-a3pL5u-SYT61Z-818rrv-pa12ME-8hqyyJ-cRXjxj-5cyg1q-bLf8kx-bPeZpv-6NaidL-a5kNUZ-4vse99-9uS2sh-gcoYe\" aria-label=\"Pink Roses 350x254\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2241\" class=\" wp-image-2241\"  alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"381\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/pink-roses-350x254.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/pink-roses-350x254.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/pink-roses.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pink roses by Clyde Robinson from Flickr.com is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nouns in Hebrew \u2013 any noun \u2013 has gender: feminine or masculine. A noun\u2019s gender is quite important because it can impact an entire sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The gender of the noun doesn\u2019t only affect the pronoun, changing it to she or he. It also affects most of the words in the sentence. In Hebrew, adjectives and verbs are conjugated according to the noun\u2019s gender as well. So, in order to pronounce the verb and the adjective correctly, one must know the gender of the noun, even if the noun is an object. Because in Hebrew every word \u2013 a person, an object, or an idea \u2013 has a gender, and corresponding to it the all sentence all be conjugated.<\/p>\n<p>There are two genders in Hebrew: feminine and masculine. (There is no \u201cit\u201d gender in Hebrew). It\u2019s easier to identify the feminine nouns than the masculine, because most of the Hebrew feminine nouns end with the letter \u05d4 or the letter \u05ea. While masculine nouns end with variety of consonants, it\u2019s easier to recognize the feminine nouns at first sight. Note, for example, the variety of different endings for these masculine pronouns, compared to the repetitive endings of their matching feminine conjugations:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"102\"><strong>Male<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"102\"><strong>Female<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Infant<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b9\u05d5\u05e7\u05b6\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Boy\/girl<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05d9\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05d3<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05d9\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Youngster<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e8<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Young man\/lady<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Man\/woman<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Singer<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Judge<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b5\u05d8<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b6\u05d8\u05b6\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Reporter<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Doctor<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b5\u05d0<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e8\u05d5\u05ba\u05e4\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">King\/queen<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Prince\/princess<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e0\u05b0\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05db\u05b8\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Emperor\/empress<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e7\u05b5\u05d9\u05e1\u05b8\u05e8<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e7\u05b5\u05d9\u05e1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Dog<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05d1<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Cat<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05d7\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05d7\u05b2\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\">Horse\/mare<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e1<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e1\u05b8\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I counted 10 different endings for the masculine nouns in the chart above (the letters \u05e7, \u05d3, \u05e8, \u05e9, \u05d8, \u05d1, \u05d0, \u05da, \u05dc, \u05e1) But only two endings for the feminine nouns (the letters \u05d4, \u05ea). And one simple noun affects the entire sentence. For example:<\/p>\n<p>\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4, \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05b7\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4, \u05e9\u05c2\u05c5\u05d9\u05d7\u05b2\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d7\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc.<\/p>\n<p>The cute girl Dana played with her new doll.<\/p>\n<p>Every word in this sentence \u2013 name, noun, adjective, or verb \u2013 is feminine and ends with the syllable \u05b8\u05d4 . If the subject in the sentence above was the cute boy Dan, the sentence wouldn\u2019t be so symmetric:<\/p>\n<p>\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05df, \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05b6\u05bc\u05dc\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d4\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3, \u05e9\u05c2\u05c5\u05d9\u05d7\u05b5\u05e7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d7\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ba.<\/p>\n<p>The cute boy Dan played with his new doll.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But problems begin when not all the words act according to the rule. There are many exceptions, and they are divided to two groups:<\/p>\n<p>1) The first group is feminine nouns that end with other letters than \u05d4 or \u05ea. Unfortunately, there is no way to recognize them as feminine without memorizing them. Here is a list of some of those exceptions:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" width=\"158\">Animals<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Frog<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e6\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">A female donkey<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d0\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Goat<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e2\u05b5\u05d6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Bird<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e6\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Ewe (an archaic use)<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05b5\u05dc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"158\">Family members<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Mother<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d0\u05b5\u05dd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Mum<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Grandmother<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"18\" width=\"158\">Body parts<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Face *<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Eye<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e2\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Ear<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d0\u05b9\u05d5\u05d6\u05b6\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Cheek<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05dc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Tongue<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05dc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Tooth<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Shoulder<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05e3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Arm<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Hand<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Palm<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Finger<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d0\u05b6\u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Nail<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e6\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05b6\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Stomach<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05d8\u05b6\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Leg<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e8\u05b6\u05d2\u05b6\u05dc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Knee<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Wing<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05e3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Horn<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Soul<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e0\u05b6\u05e4\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"12\" width=\"158\">Objects<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Fence<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b5\u05e8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Sword<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Door<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Cup<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Knife *<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e1\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Shoe<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Ink *<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Spoon<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Needle<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Coin *<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05de\u05b7\u05d8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Stake *<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05d3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Loaf of bread<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"6\" width=\"158\">Settlement<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Land<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">City<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Road<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Garden<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d7\u05b8\u05e6\u05b5\u05e8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Well<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Roundabout<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"6\" width=\"158\">Nature<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Abyss<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Fire<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Grapevine<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05e4\u05b6\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Wind *<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Sun<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05de\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Stone<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*These words can be referred to as masculine and feminine alike. They are exceptions, because different periods in the history of Hebrew treat them differently, as we\u2019ve learned in this <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/hebrew-nouns-gender-how-to-distinguish-feminine-from-masculine\/\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In an old children\u2019s textbook, I found this short rhyme. Can you recognize the feminine nouns in it?<\/p>\n<p>\u05e6\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05ba\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05ba\u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea,<\/p>\n<p>\u05e7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05c5\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1 \u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05c5\u05d9\u05e5<\/p>\n<p>\u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d6\u05c5\u05d9\u05ea<\/p>\n<p>\u05d1\u05bc\u05c5\u05de\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b8\u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d5\u05c5\u05d5\u05d9\u05e5.<\/p>\n<p>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05c5\u05ea\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05c5\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d6<\/p>\n<p>\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05d5\u05ba\u05d2\u05b8\u05d4, \u05d0\u05b2\u05e6\u05c5\u05d9\u05dc\u05c5\u05d9\u05ea \u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4,<\/p>\n<p>\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc \u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b2\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4,<\/p>\n<p>\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05c5\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05dc \u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2) The second exceptional group is masculine nouns that end with the letters \u05d4 and \u05ea. They are actually not exceptions of any rule, but they are rare and makes it harder for us to identify them as masculine. Here is a list of some of those nouns:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" width=\"158\">Objects<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Steering wheel<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d4\u05b6\u05d2\u05b6\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Dustpan<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05e2\u05b6\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">House<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Railing<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e7\u05b6\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Rifle<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b6\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" width=\"158\">Nature<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Field<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b6\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Olive<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d6\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Night<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Strawberry<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"158\">Animals<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Lion<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Lamb<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05d8\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"6\" width=\"158\">Others<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Edge<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e7\u05b8\u05e6\u05b6\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Guise<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05de\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d5\u05b6\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Team<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e6\u05b6\u05d5\u05b6\u05d5\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Intersection<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e6\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b6\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Wonder<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b5\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"227\">Service<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The grammatical gender of the Hebrew language confuses almost everyone. Even native speakers sometimes make mistakes with noun gender. So, don\u2019t go hard on yourself and definitely don\u2019t let it prevent you from speaking. Keep practicing and eventually you will master the Hebrew grammar.<\/p>\n<p>To practice the new vocabulary and its correct gender use these exercises:<\/p>\n<p>1) Fill in adjectives:<\/p>\n<p>1) \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05b6\u05bc\u05dc\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d4\u05c5\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05b5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7______, \u05db\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9 \u05e4\u05b8\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3 \u05de\u05b5\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b7______.<\/p>\n<p>2) \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05c5\u05bc\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05d5\u05ba \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 ______, \u05e4\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05ba\u05d0\u05db\u05b7\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7______ \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc.<\/p>\n<p>3) \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b7______ \u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8 ______.<\/p>\n<p>4) \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05df \u05d4\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea \u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05d4 ______, \u05d0\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05df ______, \u05d8\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d4 ______ \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d6 ______.<\/p>\n<p>5) \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 ______ \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7______.<\/p>\n<p>6) \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b6\u05bc\u05d5\u05b6\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05ba\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05bc\u05d3\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7______. \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d8 \u05e6\u05b6\u05d5\u05b6\u05d5\u05ea ______.<\/p>\n<p>7) \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 ______ \u05e0\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05c5\u05d9\u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7______.<\/p>\n<p>8) \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b8\u05e6\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7______ \u05e2\u05b5\u05e5 \u05d6\u05b7\u05d9\u05c5\u05ea ______.<\/p>\n<p>2) Connect the right adjective to its noun:<\/p>\n<p>\u05dc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05df\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u05de\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05df<\/p>\n<p>\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e7\u05b6\u05d4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u05e2\u05b2\u05d3\u05c5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05e7<\/p>\n<p>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05d8\u05b6\u05df\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b9\u05d5\u05d4\u05bc\u05b7<\/p>\n<p>\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05de\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8<\/p>\n<p>\u05e6\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b6\u05ea\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u05d9\u05d5\u05ba\u05e7\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05ea<\/p>\n<p>\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b5\u05d0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05b8\u05d1<\/p>\n<p>\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b6\u05d4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>3) Choose the feminine noun out of these trios:<\/p>\n<p>\u05d7\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e1<\/p>\n<p>\u05e6\u05b6\u05d5\u05b6\u05d5\u05ea\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05ea\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05e6\u05b9\u05d5\u05de\u05b6\u05ea<\/p>\n<p>\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05d4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u05d8\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>\u05d9\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05d3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b5\u05d0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0<\/p>\n<p>\u05de\u05b7\u05d8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05de\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d5\u05b6\u05d4\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e7\u05b6\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05d8\u05b6\u05df\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Keep Calm and Learn Hebrew<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/pink-roses-350x254.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/pink-roses-350x254.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/04\/pink-roses.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Nouns in Hebrew \u2013 any noun \u2013 has gender: feminine or masculine. A noun\u2019s gender is quite important because it can impact an entire sentence. The gender of the noun doesn\u2019t only affect the pronoun, changing it to she or he. It also affects most of the words in the sentence. 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