Did
you know that many Hebrew names are after animals’ names? Who would have thought? This is an opportunity for you to easily learn names of animals:
Bear – דב Dohv;
- a Wolf זְאֵב Zeh’ev;
- Rahm – Male sheep; אֱיָל Eh-yahl; or for female- אַיֶּלֶת Ah-yeh-let; אַיָּלָה- Ah-yah-la;
- Lion – אַרְיֶה Ahr-yeh or Lioness – לְבִיאָה – L’vee-ah;
Ibex – יֶעֵל Yah-el;- Deer – צְבִי Tz-vee; or for female- צְבִיָה Tz-vee-yah;
- Young sheep, lamb, ewe – רָחֵל – Rah-khel;
- Old sheep- רִבְקָה – Reev-ka;
- Bee – דְּבוֹרָה – D’voh-rah;
- Tree Frog – אִילָנִית – Ee-lah-neet;
- Sparrow – דְּרוֹר D’rohr; or for female – דְּרוֹרָה D’roh-rah;
- Female Lamb – טַלְיָה Tahl-yah;
- Eagle – נֶשֶׁר Neh-sher;
- Swallow (bird) – סְנוּנִית snoo-neet ;
- Fawn (a young deer)- עֹפֶר Oh-fer ; or for a female – עֹפְרָה Ohf-rah
- Seagull – שַׁחַף Shah-khaf
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