{"id":12146,"date":"2014-10-01T10:17:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T08:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/?p=12146"},"modified":"2022-07-26T08:02:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T08:02:38","slug":"useful-military-idf-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbn.org.il\/nbnlsp\/useful-military-idf-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Military (IDF) Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table class=\"alef\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\"><strong>Hebrew<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\"><strong>Translation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05de\u05d2&#8221;\u05d3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Magad<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Regiment commander<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e1\u05de\u05d2&#8221;\u05d3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Samgad<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Deputy battalion commander<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05de&#8221;\u05e4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Mem-pe<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Company commander<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e1\u05de&#8221;\u05e4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Samech mem-pe<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Company commander&#8217;s assistant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05de&#8221;\u05de\/\u05de\u05e4\u05e7&#8221;\u05e6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Mem-mem\/mafkatz<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Platoon commander<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e1\u05de&#8221;\u05de<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Samech mem-mem<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Platoon commander&#8217;s assistant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e8\u05e1&#8221;\u05e8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Rassar<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Master sergeant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e8\u05e1&#8221;\u05e4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Rasap<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Company sergeant major<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e1\u05de\u05dc<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Samal<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Sergeant (in charge of discipline)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05de&#8221;\u05db<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Mac\/mefaked<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Squad commander<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05d7\u05d5\u05e4&#8221;\u05dc<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Chopel<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Company&#8217;s medic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05de&#8221;\u05e9\u05e7\u05d9\u05ea \u05ea&#8221;\u05e9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Mashakit tash<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">In charge of personal affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05de&#8221;\u05e9\u05e7\u05d9\u05ea \u05d7\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05da<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Mashakit chinuch<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">In charge of education on base<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05d4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Shalisha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Adjutant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05d7\u05de\u05e9\u05d5\u05e9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">chamshush<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Leave base on Thursday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e9\u05d5&#8221;\u05e9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Shush<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Leave base on Friday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05e6\u05e8\u05ea<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">mekutzeret<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Get back to base early (e.g. Motzei Shabbat)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e8\u05d2\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Regila<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">One week off from the army (every 4 months)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05de\u05d9\u05d5\u05d7\u05d3\u05ea<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">meyuchedet<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Time off from the army in special cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05d0\u05d7\u05ea \u05e2\u05e9\u05e8\u05d4-\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05e9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Achat esre- shalosh (11\/3)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">In base for 11 days- home for 3 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05d8\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">tironut<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Basic training<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05d0\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05ea\u05e7\u05d3\u05dd<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Imun mitkadem<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Advanced training<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05de\u05e1\u05dc\u05d5\u05dc<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">maslul<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">The whole time a soldier is considered &#8220;in training&#8221; (about a year)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05e7\u05d4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">vatika<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">No longer in training- seniority<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e6&#8217;\u05d5\u05e0\u05d2\/\u05e6\u05e2\u05d9\u05e8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Chong\/tzair<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">&#8220;young&#8221; = &#8220;green&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05d7\u05de\u05e9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Chamishim ve chamesh (55)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Number of a form you fill out in order to transfer into a different unit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05d2&#8217;\u05d5\u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05e7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">jobnik<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Someone who has an easy, non combatant job<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e9\u05e2\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05d0\u05d4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Sha&#8217;ah ba yetzia<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">One hour delay before the soldier can leave the base (a punishment!)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05e7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">rituk<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">confinement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e1\u05d5\u05d2\u05e8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">soger<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Staying in base, not going back home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e0\u05d5\u05d4\u05dc \u05e9\u05d1\u05ea<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Nohal shabat<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">No training or working from a few hours before Shabbat until after Shabbat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e7\u05e6\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05e2\u05d9\u05e8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Ktzin ha&#8217;ir<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">City&#8217;s military headquarter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05d2\u05d9\u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Gimelim<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Sick leave from the army<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05d1\u05ea\u05d9\u05dd<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Betim<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Sick leave- but has to stay in base<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05de\u05dc\u05e9&#8221;\u05d1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">malshab<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Someone who is in the process of being drafted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e7\u05e6\u05d9\u05df<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">katzin<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">An officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e9&#8221;\u05d2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Shin gimel<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">A guard in the entrance to a camp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05e4\u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05d8\u05db&#8221;\u05dc<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Pkudot matkal<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">Orders from the general staff, regarding the soldier&#8217;s welfare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05de\u05e1\u05e2 \u05db\u05d5\u05de\u05ea\u05d4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"216\">Masa kumta<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"214\">A long, hard final hike\/march which at the end the soldier receives their corps beret<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" width=\"160\">\u05d4\u05e9\u05d1\u05e2\u05d4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#f5f5f5\" 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