They are spelled exactly as they are in Hebrew, but may be pronounced differently. Almost a fifth of Yiddish words are derived from Hebrew. Many have to do with religion. Most words ending in E are feminine.
There are several excellent dictionaries on this topic. They include: Verterbukh fun loshn-kodesh shtamike verter in yidish by Yitshok Niborski, and it is published by the Medem Library in Paris. A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish by Steven A. Jacobson at the University of Fairbanks, Alaska. Hebrew and Aramaic Words in the Yiddish Language: Their Phonetic Spelling and Translation into English and Russian by Moishe Wolf of Portland, Oregon. It may be out of print.
| hesken, der | accord |
| khezhbn, der | account, the |
| mayle, di | advantage |
| eytse, di | advice |
| maskim zayn | agree |
| heskem, der | agreement |
| kimat | almost |
| tomid | always |
| omeyn | amen |
| oves, di | ancestors |
| malakh, der | angel |
| kaas, der | anger |
| broygez | angry |
| meyle | anyhow |
| dire, di | apartment |
| betn mekhile | apologize |
| haskome, di | approval |
| boyrer der | arbitrator |
| taynen | argue |
| oylem, der | audience |
| mekhaber, der | author |
| bokher, der | bachelor |
| metsie, di | bargain |
| khaye, di | beast |
| makhmes | because of |
| behole, di | bedlam |
| brokhe, di | blessing |
| moyekh, der | brain |
| khutspe, di | brashness |
| kale, di | bride |
| khosn, der | bridegroom |
| binyen, der | building |
| kvure, di | burial |
| katsev, der | butcher |
| khazn, der | cantor |
| mezumen, dos | cash |
| sibe, di | cause |
| simkhe, di | celebration |
| beys-oylem, der | cemetery |
| avade | certainly |
| tsdoke, di | charity |
| kheyn, der | charm |
| bri, der | circumcision |
| moyel, der | circumsiser |
| matbeye, di | coin |
| shkoyre, di | commodity |
| tayne, di | complaint |
| kehile, di | congregation |
| nekhome, di | consolation |
| keseyderik | constant |
| sikhsekh, der | controversy |
| mes, der | corpse |
| medine, di | country |
| beheyme, di | cow |
| pakhdn, der | coward |
| bal-melokhe, der | craftsman |
| meshuge | crazy |
| emune, di | creed |
| tselem, der | cross |
| akhzer | cruel |
| refue, di | cure |
| klole, di | curse |
| koyne, der | customer |
| sakone, di | danger |
| khoyv, der | debt |
| mapole, di | defeat |
| khisorn, der | defect |
| tayneg, der | delight |
| midber, di | desert |
| agune, di | deserted wife |
| khurbn, der | destruction |
| ruakh, der | devil |
| peyger | die |
| menie, di | difficulty |
| hanokhe, di | discount |
| keylim, di | dishes |
| get, der | divorce |
| goyresh, der | divorced man |
| grushe, di | divorcee |
| nedove, di | donation |
| sofek, der | doubt |
| nadn, der | dowry |
| eymedik | dreadful |
| kholem, der | dream |
| peye, di | earlock |
| mizrakh, der | east |
| beryesh | efficient |
| sof, der | end |
| soyne, der | enemy |
| kine, di | envy |
| hesped, der | eulogy |
| erev | eve |
| raye, di | evidence |
| guzme, di | exaggeration |
| moshl, der | example |
| akhuts | except |
| terets, der | excuse |
| goles, dos | exile |
| meyvin, der | expert |
| pazronish | extravagant |
| ponim, dos | face |
| khalesh | faint |
| yerid, der | fair |
| feye, di | fairy |
| mishpokhe, di | family |
| toyve, di | favor |
| moyre, di | fear |
| sude, di | feast |
| lesof | finally |
| mabl, der | flood |
| lemoshl | for example |
| awser | forbidden |
| mekhile, di | forgiveness |
| ashires, dos | fortune |
| khaver, der | friend |
| levaye, di | funeral |
| dor der | generation |
| vatrones, dos | generosity |
| matone, di | gift |
| mitsve, di | good deed |
| tvue, di | grain |
| keyver, der | grave |
| tsar, der | grief |
| shoymer, der | guard |
| oyrekh, der | guest |
| sine, di | hate |
| yoyresh, der | heir |
| yontev, der | holiday |
| koved, der | honor |
| sho, di | hour |
| teykef | immediately |
| agev | incidentally |
| hakhnose, di | income |
| hashpoe, di | influence |
| yerushe, di | inheritance |
| avle, di | injustice |
| rege, di | instant |
| seykhl, der | intellect |
| khoyle, der | invalid |
| kheyfets, der | item |
| lets, der | jester |
| psak, der | judgment |
| yoysher, der | justice |
| kosher | kosher |
| porets, der | landowner |
| loshn, dos | language |
| lamdn, der | learned man |
| eyver, der | limb |
| gvul, der | limit |
| reshime, di | list |
| parnose, di | livelihood |
| halvoe, di | loan |
| mazl, dos | luck |
| tayve, di | lust |
| bsule, di | maiden |
| zokher, der | male |
| efsher | maybe |
| pshat, der | meaning |
| zikorn, der | memory |
| skhoyre, di | merchandise |
| soykher, der | merchant |
| yedie, di | message |
| sholiakh, der | messenger |
| meshiakh, der | Messiah |
| nes, der | miracle |
| toes, der | mistake |
| reb | mister |
| hamoyn, der | mob |
| tsnies dos | modesty |
| khoydesh, der | month |
| levone, di | moon |
| shive, di | mourning period |
| shokhn, der | neighbor |
| tsofn, der | north |
| shvue, di | oath |
| yam, der | ocean |
| reyakh, der | odor |
| khet, der | offense |
| heypekh, der | opposite |
| yosem, der | orphan |
| ganeydn, der | paradise |
| shutef, der | partner |
| sholem, der | peace |
| yikhes, der | pedigree |
| khazer, der | pig |
| rakhmones, dos | pity |
| make, di | plague |
| hanoe, di | pleasure |
| havtokhe, di | pledge |
| sam, der | poison |
| hekdish, dos | poorhouse |
| kheylek, der | portion |
| mashmoes, dos | possibility |
| oyfes, di | poultry |
| tfile, di | prayer |
| galakh, der | priest |
| mistome | probably |
| novi, der | prophet |
| malke, di | queen |
| rov, der | rabbi |
| beemes | really |
| korev, der | relative |
| sgule, di | remedy |
| kharote, di | remorse |
| tshuve, di | reply |
| bakoshe, di | request |
| derekh-erets, der | respect |
| akhrayes, dos | responsibility |
| takhlis, der | result |
| nekome, di | revenge |
| skhar, der | reward |
| nogid, der | rich man |
| gvir, der | rich man |
| khoyzek, der | ridicule |
| mehume, di | riot |
| shoykhet, der | ritual slaughterer |
| gazlen, der | robber |
| shmue, di | rumor |
| skhires, di | salary |
| nakhis, dos | satisfaction |
| shabes, der | Saturday |
| doykhik, der | scarcity |
| sod, der | secret |
| droshe, di | sermon |
| shames, der | sexton |
| bushe, di | shame |
| aveyre, di | sin |
| rekhiles, dos | slander |
| kedey | so |
| neshome, di | soul |
| moker, der | source |
| dorem, der | south |
| mumkhe, der | specialist |
| matsev, der | status |
| koyakh, der | strength |
| talmid, der | student |
| hatslokhe, di | success |
| khshad, der | suspicion |
| taam, der | taste |
| nisoyen, der | temptation |
| ganev, der | thief |
| oytser, der | treasure |
| mishpet, der | trial |
| nesie, di | trip |
| tsore, di | trouble |
| emes, der | truth |
| mies | ugly |
| besholem | unharmed |
| kheyshek, der | urge |
| korbn, der | victim |
| roshe, der | villain |
| kol, dos | voice |
| neyder, der | vow |
| milkhome, di | war |
| khasene, di | wedding |
| mayrev, der | west |
| beshas | while |
| almone, di | widow |
| almen, der | widower |
| tsavoe, di | will |
| khokhme, di | wisdom |
| makhsheyfe, di | witch |
| eydes, der | witness |
| dayg | worry |
| yeshive, di | Yeshiva |
Last Updated on 11/3/09
By PHILIP "FISHL" KUTNER